Every one of us at some point would have wished to take a spin on Marty McFly’s hoverboard from Back to the Future II. Although the hoverboard does not seem to be an actual form of transportation, French artist Nils Guadagnin has created a working imitation of Marty’s hoverboard for an exhibition rightly named as “Back to the Future”.
The hoverboard is equipped with an electromagnetic system to enable levitation along with a laser system to stabilize the hoverboard. While making the hoverboard, Guadagnin was thinking about different ways of presenting a sculpture. The masterpiece is a reflection of numerous possibilities of giving the hoverboard full spatial autonomy.
Unfortunately the hoverboard is not capable of holding enough weight for people to actually ride it. But that day is not very far when we can actually see hoverboards operating like maglev trains where people can just hop on the board and travel to their destinations.