&gt; The onewheel design using a hub motor on a large wheel is quite distinctive and novel.<p>Or not so much... The Chinese have long used wheelbarrows that featured a centre-position wheel[1]. Adding a motor to that doesn&#x27;t seem like a big leap of innovation to me.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lowtechmagazine.com&#x2F;2011&#x2F;12&#x2F;the-chinese-wheelbarrow.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lowtechmagazine.com&#x2F;2011&#x2F;12&#x2F;the-chinese-wheelbarr...</a>