Sinclair Research Ltd facts for kids

Sinclair Research Ltd. was a company that created and sold new inventions. They became famous for making cool new technology that didn't cost a lot of money. The company focused on making things that help people move around, like wheelchairs, scooters, and even underwater scooters. They even invented a special wheelchair that could stand on two wheels and climb stairs!

Amazing Inventions from Sinclair Research

Sinclair Research made many interesting products. Here are some of their most well-known inventions:

Wheelchairs and Scooters for Movement

• ZA20 Wheelchair Drive Unit: This was a special part for wheelchairs. It allowed the wheelchair to balance on two wheels and even climb up stairs.
• Segway technology: This is a type of two-wheeled scooter that balances itself. Sinclair's ideas for their special wheelchair helped create this technology.
• Folding scooters: Sinclair Research also made some of the smallest folding scooters in the world. These were very compact and easy to carry.

Popular Computers of the 1980s

• ZX Spectrum computers: This was one of the most popular computers in Europe during the 1980s. Many people learned to code and play games on it.

Images for kids

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  ZX Spectrum (1982)

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  Clive Sinclair sold the brand name to Alan Sugar's Amstrad in 1986

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  Inventors of the A-bike, Sir Clive Sinclair and Alexander Kalogroulis

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  Timex Sinclair 1000, a U.S. version of the Sinclair ZX81

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  ZX Spectrum 128, an updated version of the original 1982 ZX Spectrum

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  X1 Button Radio (1997)

See also

In Spanish: Sinclair Research para niños