Meet the ‘Hendo Hoverboard’, the “world’s first hoverboard” that could possibly change the way we travel in the future.
Created by California-based couple Jill and Greg Henderson, the hoverboard’s four underlying disc-shaped engines generate a magnetic field that pushes the board upwards, allowing it to hover up to one inch-off the ground.
Since magnetic fields are in use, the hoverboard can only work above conductive surfaces, such as copper. However, the couple is planning to create a “hover park” that lets users glide away with their hoverboards easily.
According to Re/code, the hoverboard experience was like “floating on air”, while a reporter from Engadget said that she felt like she was “standing on a giant air hockey puck hovering three quarters of an inch above the ground”.
The hoverboard may just be a prototype for now, but the husband-and-wife team are hoping to launch their innovative product on 21 October 2015.
Check out the Hendo Hoverboard in action in the video below, or hop over to its Kickstarter page for more information.
[via Mashable, images via Kickstarter]