Illustration - Bike - Paris

Illustration - Bike - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75)11TH DISTRICT. PLACE DE LA BASTILLE SQUARE. TRAFFIC JAM OF BICYCLES ON A BICYCLE PATH. MORE AND MORE PARISIANS ARE MOVING IN TWO WHEELS Photo by Serge Attal/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Bike - Paris

Illustration - Bike - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75)11TH DISTRICT. PLACE DE LA BASTILLE SQUARE. TRAFFIC JAM OF BICYCLES ON A BICYCLE PATH. MORE AND MORE PARISIANS ARE MOVING IN TWO WHEELS Photo by Serge Attal/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Bike - Paris

Illustration - Bike - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 6TH DISTRICT. ON A BICYCLE PATH YOUNG PEOPLE ON AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE. MORE AND MORE PARISIANS ARE MOVING IN TWO WHEELS Photo by Serge Attal/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Bike - Paris

Illustration - Bike - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75)11TH DISTRICT. PLACE DE LA BASTILLE SQUARE. TRAFFIC JAM OF BICYCLES ON A BICYCLE PATH. MORE AND MORE PARISIANS ARE MOVING IN TWO WHEELS Photo by Serge Attal/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Bike - Paris

Illustration - Bike - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 11TH ARR. BASTILLE'S PLACE. BIKES AND SCOOTER ON A BIKE PATH. MORE AND MORE PARISIANS GO ON TWO WHEELS Photo by Serge Attal/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Bike - Paris

Illustration - Bike - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75)11TH DISTRICT. PLACE DE LA BASTILLE SQUARE. TRAFFIC JAM OF BICYCLES ON A BICYCLE PATH. MORE AND MORE PARISIANS ARE MOVING IN TWO WHEELS Photo by Serge Attal/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Bike - Paris

Illustration - Bike - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 11TH ARR. BASTILLE'S PLACE. SEVERAL CYCLISTS WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MORE AND MORE PARISIANS GO ON TWO-WHEELS IN THE CAPITAL Photo by Serge Attal/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Bike - Paris

Illustration - Bike - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75)11TH DISTRICT. PLACE DE LA BASTILLE SQUARE. A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER ON A YUBA BICYCLE ON A BICYCLE PATH. MORE AND MORE PARISIANS ARE MOVING IN TWO WHEELS Photo by Serge Attal/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Honda unveils Pokemon character-shaped two-wheel vehicle

Honda unveils Pokemon character-shaped two-wheel vehicle

Honda Motor Co. unveils to the media at its showroom in Tokyo on March 7, 2025, a two-wheel vehicle in the shape of Koraidon, a Pokemon character from the Pokemon Scarlet video game. Honda's self-balancing technology is incorporated into the vehicle to enable it to walk on all four leges with a speed of up to 15 kilometers per hour while carrying children, and self-stand on two wheels.

Honda unveils Pokemon character-shaped two-wheel vehicle

Honda unveils Pokemon character-shaped two-wheel vehicle

Honda Motor Co. unveils to the media at its showroom in Tokyo on March 7, 2025, a two-wheel vehicle in the shape of Koraidon, a Pokemon character from the Pokemon Scarlet video game. Honda's self-balancing technology is incorporated into the vehicle to enable it to walk on all four leges with a speed of up to 15 kilometers per hour while carrying children, and self-stand on two wheels.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

Auto Wheel Export

Auto Wheel Export

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - Two quality inspectors inspect the quality of automobile wheels exported to foreign countries on a production line in Lianyungang city, Jiangsu province, China, Feb. 5, 2025.

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-MOBILE CLINICS-LAUNCHING

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-MOBILE CLINICS-LAUNCHING

(230930) -- GABORONE, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 28, 2023 shows two mobile clinics in Gaborone, Botswana. Botswana on Thursday launched community clinics on wheels that are expected to provide critical integrated health services, especially HIV testing. The four mobile clinics will enable implementing partners to provide a range of integrated health care services, including HIV testing, pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention, antiretroviral treatment, viral load testing, tuberculosis screening and prevention, gender-based violence screening, post-violence clinical services, sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment, and non-communicable disease screening and treatment. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

U.S.-TEXAS-CREATIVE CAR SHOW

U.S.-TEXAS-CREATIVE CAR SHOW

(230709) -- TEXAS, July 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two people talk in front of a car at the 2023 Hot Wheels Legends Tour in Tomball, Texas, the United States, on July 8, 2023. Over a hundred uniquely designed and creatively inspired cars were displayed on the creative car show. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)

U.S.-TEXAS-CREATIVE CAR SHOW

U.S.-TEXAS-CREATIVE CAR SHOW

(230709) -- TEXAS, July 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two people examine the full-sized counterpart of a Hot Wheels toy car at the 2023 Hot Wheels Legends Tour in Tomball, Texas, the United States, on July 8, 2023. Over a hundred uniquely designed and creatively inspired cars were displayed on the creative car show. (Photo by Chen Chen/Xinhua)

Toyota Motor develops personal transport assistance robot

Toyota Motor develops personal transport assistance robot

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Uchiyamada, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., demonstrates the Winglet Toyota Partner Robot, a personal transport assistant robot, during a presentation in Tokyo on Aug. 1. The Winglet consists of a body containing an electric motor, two wheels and internal sensors for power adjustments to ensure stability.

Hitachi robot navigates its way to take images

Hitachi robot navigates its way to take images

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. said on March 7 it has developed a robot (in handout photo) that moves indoors negotiating its way around obstacles and uses a surveillance camera to take images. The robot, which measures 57 centimeters high and 50 cm wide and weighs 33 kilograms, is powered by a battery to travel at a speed of one kilometer per hour on two tire wheels. The company said the robot can detect more things as compared with one with a surveillance camera fixed onto one spot.

(2)JAL plane loses 2 nose wheel tires in landing at Haneda

(2)JAL plane loses 2 nose wheel tires in landing at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - Engineers check the nose gear of a Japan Air Lines Boeing 767 plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 15. The rubber tires came off the plane's two nose wheels upon landing at the airport after a flight from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido.

(3)JAL plane loses 2 nose wheel tires in landing at Haneda

(3)JAL plane loses 2 nose wheel tires in landing at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - One of the rubber tires that came off the two nose wheels of a Japan Airlines passenger jet is seen beneath the tail of the plane stranded on a runway of Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 15. The plane developed the trouble upon landing at the airport after a flight from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido.

(1)JAL plane loses 2 nose wheel tires in landing at Haneda

(1)JAL plane loses 2 nose wheel tires in landing at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Air Lines Boeing 767 Flight 1002 from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido stands stranded on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport after the rubber tires came off the two nose wheels on June 15.

Newly developed tricycle has 2 front wheels

Newly developed tricycle has 2 front wheels

TOKYO, Japan - A man demonstrates a newly developed tricycle with two front wheels in Tokyo on Sept. 14. The ''City Slalomer QuisQuis,'' developed by Chiba-based Avantec and Chiba University in Chiba Prefecture, is aimed at young children and the elderly due to its superior stability and safety. It is available only through mail order at a price of 179,000 yen. Avantec can be contacted at 047-337-0013.

Light plane belly-lands at Nagasaki airport

Light plane belly-lands at Nagasaki airport

NAGASAKI, Japan - A two-seat light plane is towed off the runway after making a belly landing at Nagasaki airport in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, on April 7. The two people aboard the Cessna T210N aircraft were unhurt, but the underside of the plane's fuselage and the propeller were damaged. The pilot said the landing wheels failed to come out.

Expat engineer sees China as home, marvels at changes

STORY: Expat engineer sees China as home, marvels at changes DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the oil field 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICK CREGAN, Engineer of CNOOC Ltd. Shenzhen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NICK CREGAN, Engineer of CNOOC Ltd. Shenzhen 4. various of street views STORYLINE: More than one hour after the helicopter took off from Shenzhen, Nick Cregan and his colleagues arrived at Liuhua 11, an oil field developed and operated by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Limited Shenzhen, located in the South China Sea. Cregan is currently the only expat engineer on the Liuhua oil field, as a superintendent for the remotely operated vehicle department. He was born in Australia and raised in Germany. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICK CREGAN, Engineer of CNOOC Ltd. Shenzhen "Every two days we do what we call a gauge run. So we check all the gauges. There are 25 gauges down there, 25 wheels." Cregan says he has gotten use

Houston Art Car Parade returns after two-year suspension due to COVID-19

STORY: Houston Art Car Parade returns after two-year suspension due to COVID-19 DATELINE: April 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:47 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the parade STORYLINE: The 35th Houston Art Car Parade was held on Saturday in Houston, Texas, the United States. The parade was suspended for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It attracted more than 250 vehicles and other entries from states in the U.S. along with Canada and Mexico. Entries for the parade included anything on wheels from unicycles, bikes, lawnmowers, to cars and go-carts. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Houston, U.S. (XHTV)

U.S.-HOUSTON-ART CAR PARADE

U.S.-HOUSTON-ART CAR PARADE

(220410) -- HOUSTON, April 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An art car is seen at the 35th Houston Art Car Parade in Houston, Texas, the United States, April 9, 2022. The Houston Art Car Parade, which was suspended for two years due to COVID-19 pandemic, returned to Houston on Saturday. Entries for the parade include anything on wheels from unicycles, bikes, lawnmowers, to cars and go-carts. (Photo by Chengyue Lao/Xinhua)

U.S.-HOUSTON-ART CAR PARADE

U.S.-HOUSTON-ART CAR PARADE

(220410) -- HOUSTON, April 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An art car is seen at the 35th Houston Art Car Parade in Houston, Texas, the United States, April 9, 2022. The Houston Art Car Parade, which was suspended for two years due to COVID-19 pandemic, returned to Houston on Saturday. Entries for the parade include anything on wheels from unicycles, bikes, lawnmowers, to cars and go-carts. (Photo by Chengyue Lao/Xinhua)

U.S.-HOUSTON-ART CAR PARADE

U.S.-HOUSTON-ART CAR PARADE

(220410) -- HOUSTON, April 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An art car is seen at the 35th Houston Art Car Parade in Houston, Texas, the United States, April 9, 2022. The Houston Art Car Parade, which was suspended for two years due to COVID-19 pandemic, returned to Houston on Saturday. Entries for the parade include anything on wheels from unicycles, bikes, lawnmowers, to cars and go-carts. (Photo by Chengyue Lao/Xinhua)

U.S.-HOUSTON-ART CAR PARADE

U.S.-HOUSTON-ART CAR PARADE

(220410) -- HOUSTON, April 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An art car is seen at the 35th Houston Art Car Parade in Houston, Texas, the United States, April 9, 2022. The Houston Art Car Parade, which was suspended for two years due to COVID-19 pandemic, returned to Houston on Saturday. Entries for the parade include anything on wheels from unicycles, bikes, lawnmowers, to cars and go-carts. (Photo by Chengyue Lao/Xinhua)

U.S.-HOUSTON-ART CAR PARADE

U.S.-HOUSTON-ART CAR PARADE

(220410) -- HOUSTON, April 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An art car is seen at the 35th Houston Art Car Parade in Houston, Texas, the United States, April 9, 2022. The Houston Art Car Parade, which was suspended for two years due to COVID-19 pandemic, returned to Houston on Saturday. Entries for the parade include anything on wheels from unicycles, bikes, lawnmowers, to cars and go-carts. (Photo by Chengyue Lao/Xinhua)

Crawler-type mobile robot developed by NEDO and Tohoku University

Crawler-type mobile robot developed by NEDO and Tohoku University

A research group from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and Tohoku University announced on the 26th that they have developed a crawler-type robot that can move continuously in all directions. It is expected to be used as a driving mechanism for moving objects such as electric wheelchairs and mobile navigation robots. In the past, "omni-wheels," which can move in all directions by combining three or more wheels, were developed, but these wheels had limitations in overcoming steps and could not move smoothly on soft surfaces due to their small footprint. The robot has a simple structure consisting of two motors required for omni-directional movement and a minimal power transmission system including screw gears, making it easy to maintain. (Photo taken on August 26, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

(2)JAL plane loses 2 nose wheel tires in landing at Haneda

(2)JAL plane loses 2 nose wheel tires in landing at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - Engineers check the nose gear of a Japan Air Lines Boeing 767 plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 15. The rubber tires came off the plane's two nose wheels upon landing at the airport after a flight from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

(1)JAL plane loses 2 nose wheel tires in landing at Haneda

(1)JAL plane loses 2 nose wheel tires in landing at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Air Lines Boeing 767 Flight 1002 from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido stands stranded on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport after the rubber tires came off the two nose wheels on June 15. (Kyodo)

THE OPEN ROAD

THE OPEN ROAD

THE OPEN ROAD This frame from the series shows one of the shortcomings of the system. Where there is movement as in the car seen here, the two colours tend to show the fringing that is especially seen on the car wheels. Note there is no fringing on the stationary objects like the horse and cart and the motor van. Date: 1926

Probe continues after Asiana plane skids off runway

Probe continues after Asiana plane skids off runway

Investigators examine on April 16, 2015, the cockpit of an Asiana Airlines Airbus A320 from Seoul, which veered off the runway at Hiroshima Airport two days earlier. According to an investigator, a downdraft may have caused the wheels of the aircraft to clip a communications tower moments before landing and running off the runway. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Probe continues after Asiana plane skids off runway

Probe continues after Asiana plane skids off runway

Investigators carry papers and other materials on April 16, 2015, from an Asiana Airlines Airbus A320 from Seoul, which veered off the runway at Hiroshima Airport two days earlier. According to an investigator, a downdraft may have caused the wheels of the aircraft to clip a communications tower moments before landing and running off the runway. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Toyota Motor develops personal transport assistance robot

Toyota Motor develops personal transport assistance robot

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Uchiyamada, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., demonstrates the Winglet Toyota Partner Robot, a personal transport assistant robot, during a presentation in Tokyo on Aug. 1. The Winglet consists of a body containing an electric motor, two wheels and internal sensors for power adjustments to ensure stability. (Kyodo)

Hitachi robot navigates its way to take images

Hitachi robot navigates its way to take images

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. said on March 7 it has developed a robot (in handout photo) that moves indoors negotiating its way around obstacles and uses a surveillance camera to take images. The robot, which measures 57 centimeters high and 50 cm wide and weighs 33 kilograms, is powered by a battery to travel at a speed of one kilometer per hour on two tire wheels. The company said the robot can detect more things as compared with one with a surveillance camera fixed onto one spot. (Kyodo)

A float in a festival

A float in a festival

An ornamental festival float from Yokohama Motomachi. This style of float, which is very old, was called Ippon-bashira Mando-gata ( one pole square style ). A Takeshiuchino-sukune doll is placed on top of the pole in the centre. The base of the float sits on two wheels and is being pulled by an ox.==Date:unknown, Place:Yokohama, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐53‐0]