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If I didn’t live in a cardboard box I might consider installing some sort of monorail system which could easily transport me around my vast estate. Since I’m such an awesomely eco-friendly guy, my monorail system would be totally pedal-powered. No motor needed.

The Shweeb is exactly that. An awkwardly named pedal-powered monorail system which simultaneously saves the Earth and tightens your buttocks. Since you’re on a track, there’s no reason why you can’t freely use your phone while getting from point A to point B, which sounds just snazzy to me.

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Israeli company Linceus is introducing a monorail robot designed to patrol large areas such as airport perimeters/Gaza Strip without the need to hire rent-a-cops for security. The bot is capable of reaching speeds up to 50 MPH.  It’s equipped with an array of sensors such as thermal cameras, laser designators and a rangefinder.

It’s a damn shame it doesn’t have an arsenal of killer weapons but it does feature some nonlethal alternatives: a high powered spotlight, loud sirens and other gadgets to spook would-be vandals.  If only Disneyworld had one of these when I took a shit on the Epcot Monorail.

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