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2012-05-22

The Honda UNI-CUB

Honda UNI-CUB Segway Alternative: Look Ma, No Hands! - ABC News

The Segway a bit too big for you? Or require a bit too much standing for your liking? Well, Honda’s got an interesting-looking solution in the works — the Honda UNI-CUB.

Called a “personal mobility device,” the UNI-CUB looks like a unicycle sans the cycle or wheel part. So how does it work?

Sit in the saddle and Honda’s Omni Traction Drive System lets you control the speed and direction by shifting your weight. Yep, no hands.

Honda UNI-CUB Personal Mobility Device - YouTube



Honda Motor Co. unveiled the new UNI-CUB personal mobility device, designed for harmony with people. Featuring a compact design and comfortable saddle, UNI-CUB offers the same freedom of movement in all directions that a person enjoys while walking.


Honda Worldwide | May 15, 2012 "Honda Announces New UNI-CUB Personal Mobility Device Designed for Harmony With People"

Representing the evolution of the U3-X personal mobility device that Honda announced in 2009, UNI-CUB features Honda’s proprietary balance control technology and the world’s first omni-directional driving wheel system (Honda Omni Traction Drive System). These technologies allow the rider to control speed, move in any direction, turn and stop, all simply by shifting his or her weight. Since the rider can freely move forward, backward, side-to-side and diagonally, he or she can quickly and easily maneuver among other people.

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The balance control technology of UNI-CUB is part of the Honda Robotics family of technologies, which originates with Honda’s research into humanoid robots, including the world-famous ASIMO.

Going forward, Honda will continue its proactive research and development of next-generation mobility technologies, aiming always to offer more and more people the joy and fun that comes from freedom of movement.



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2012-04-19

The Sandman an Electric Vehicle backed by Human Propulsion

Sandman | Environmentally conscious vehicle


Meet the Sandman. It's the official name of this four-wheeler, which is unlike any Holden panel-van we've ever known.

According to its designer, 20 year-old Slovakian Adam Danko, the single-occupancy vehicle was designed for young, active, environmentally-conscious people.

The Sandman's design recently won Europe's Allivision09 competition, a contest that focused on "Ideas for a Better World" and attracted about 650 entries.


Allivision09 Competition: the winners - Car Body Design

The Sandman is a type of transportation vehicle targeted to young and active people, who like sports and need an affordable and practical car. It is powered by a combination of human propulsion and an electric engine, which helps to pedal along.

"The winning project best met all criteria of the competition. It’s about clean design, which is very sovereign in its expression," commented Václav Capouch, Škoda Auto designer and one of the jury members of the Allivision09 competition.


One of the finer points about the Sandman is that it is both a city vehicle and an off-road alternative with all-terrain suspension fitted to both the front and rear.

A pair of joystick-style levers alongside the seat steer the Sandman's mountain-bike (or perhaps tractor) inspired tyres through the terrain.

For safety reasons the seat is adaptable and it comes with a seatbelt to keep you strapped in whether you're going over moguls or speed humps. The cockpit also houses an LCD readout screen.


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2011-02-04

Valtra ANTS Tractor Concept

ANTS – Future Tractor-Trailer Design Concept | Green Big Truck


Designers at the Finnish tractor company Valtra have come up with their vision of the future of agricultural machinery with the ANTS machine.  This is a modular concept vehicle that can do everything from the field to delivery.  The concept was featured in Wired Magazine at Valtra’s unveiling on the company’s 60th anniversary.


The ANTS concept is named after the Valtra’s current lineup of models: the A, N, T, and S series.  The concept is a versatile, lightweight system of modular tractor-trailer pieces that can be added or subtracted according to task need.



Valtra

ANTS concept

The future of customization

Farmers and contractors in the future will need versatile, lightweight and powerful machinery that allows them to handle tasks beyond traditional tractor usage and maintain maximum efficiency on their farm. Valtra ANTS was designed to meet these challenges while respecting Valtra’s traditions.


Collected from: Valtra 60 years




Concept machine Valtra ANTS looks to the future

27.01.2011
Valtra's 60th anniversary visualizes the future by presenting the concept machine: ANTS.

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ANTS is a modular solution. It comprises two basic modules: The soldier, with a power of some 100 kW, and the worker, with a power of 200 kW. Both can act together or work individually. For supervisory tasks there is a cab that can be fitted onto both machines. When executing heavy work requiring the participation of an operator, the modules can be interlocked i.e. the rear wheels are adjusted to a narrow track while the front wheels of the other machine are moved abreast and the machines interlocked. In this mode a queen becomes available, with articulated steering and maximum power of 400 kW.

The cab is a capsule that can be attached to both basic modules. It can rotate and may be placed at the front, rear or on top of the basic module. The cab may be lowered for safe access; most tractor related accidents occur when getting in and out of the cab.
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2010-12-21

The YikeBike Electric Folding Bike

YikeBike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

YikeBike

The YikeBike mini-farthing is a type of folding bicycle released on 2 September 2009 at EUROBIKE. It weighs 9.8 kilograms (22 lb) and when folded, it is small enough to fit in a backpack. The YikeBike was invented by Grant Ryan and designed by a team in New Zealand over 5 years. It is the smallest and lightest electric folding bicycle in the world.[1]


YikeBike Electric 'mini-farthing' Goes On Sale For $3,600 - Born Rich



The super-light electric folding bike takes around 20 minutes for an 80 percent charge. A full charge takes 40 minutes. The YikeBike comes with one charger, one charger cord, a carrying strap and a toolkit with tire inflation adapter and allen keys.


YikeBike - The world's first super light electric folding bike. | Urban Freedom


Awards and Guinness record for YikeBike

YikeBike, the compact electric bike named by Time Magazine as one of the top inventions of 2009, has won the Supreme Award for Product Design and Gold Award for Consumer Product at the 2010 Best Design Awards. YikeBike also won first place in the International Design Awards “Urban Sustainable Design” category and has been included in the Guinness Book of World records as the most compact electric bike in the world. It has also won a 2011 iF product design award.
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2010-09-14

DTV Shredder -- A Segway Tank

BPG Werks unveils Shredder will beat up your Segway - SlashGear


A company called BPG Werks has unveiled a cool new treaded vehicle that is a cross between a tank and a skateboard aimed at getting soldiers around quickly on just about any terrain. The vehicle is called the Shredder and it looks like the macho version of a Segway.


The thing is powered by a Honda 4-stroke 200cc engine with 15hp. The vehicle weighs 125 pounds and has a suspension with 3-inches of travel. The torque produced by the little 200cc motor is 16ft/lb. The shredder can carry 1200 pounds of payload when unmanned and 700 pounds when manned. The top speed for the Shredder is over 30 mph.

The DTV Shredder: The incredible motorised skateboard that looks like a tank | Mail Online


Its tank-like tracks enable it to climb over small obstacles

 
The DTV Shredder can hit speeds of up to 30mph

Its developers claim it is capable of travelling over any surface and can even be operated remotely




Collected from: BPG-WERKS

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2009-10-19

Autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) Scans Indoor Environments


MIT's Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV)

A team of students from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence lead by Prof. Nick Roy developed an autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicle capable of autonomously mapping and navigating a complex environment.
The team participated in and won the AUVSI International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC) which was held on the campus of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM.)
MIT Machine
MIT Quad-Rotor Vehicle Entering Window
Mapping
MIT Map Generation and Vehicle Path
Air Vehicle
robot

  • (1) Hokuyo laser rangefinder

  • (2) laser-deflecting mirrors for altitude

  • (3) monocular USB camera

  • (4) inertial measurement unit

  • (5) GumStix processor with wiFi link

  • (6) ARM microprocessor running low-level control loop at 1000Hz

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Autonomous MAV Filght in GPS Denied Environments


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Sources:
  1. Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: MIT's Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV)
  2. International Aerial Robotics Competition
  3. MIT Micro Aerial Vehicle Team
  4. YouTube - Autonomous MAV Filght in GPS Denied Environments
Related:
  1. MIT Micro Aerial Vehicle Team
  2. Home - Ascending Technologies GmbH
  3. quad-rotor autonomous helicopter eschews gps in favor of lasers. laz0rz! on [technabob]
  4. quad-rotor autonomous helicopter eschews gps in favor of lasers. laz0rz! | Stupid Dog | Blog Syndication at it's Finest
  5. MIT create autonomous intelligent robot helicopter [Video] - SlashGear
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2009-08-17

Hov Pod Personal Hovercraft

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Hov Pod personal hovercraft

The Hov Pod.

UK based Reaction International Ltd. has added to its line of personal leisure hovercraft with the Hov Pod SPX 120 Turbo. Powered by a 120 HP 4 stroke Weber engine which offers greater performance and range, the SPX 120 hovers at a height of 9-inches over any flat surface, including water, ice, snow, sand, mud or grass and can reach speeds approaching 50mph on water. It's also buoyant enough to take over a ton in weight before water ingresses into the hull, making it suitable for commercial, patrol and rescue use.

Al Fin's 2009 Small Vehicle Survival Award Winner

The HovPod personal hovercraft is built for durability and versatile travel on all types of terrain. From water to mud to sand to ice to snow to pavement, this little package is not just for exhilaration and mirth. It can get you places few other craft can take you, quickly and economically.
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  1. Hov Pod personal hovercraft
  2. Al Fin: Al Fin's 2009 Small Vehicle Survival Award Winner
  3. YouTube - Hovercraft
  4. Hov Pod Home
  5. Applications
  6. YouTube - hovpodhovercraft
  7. YouTube - Hovercraft
  8. YouTube - Hov Pod Hovercraft Pulling a 720!
  9. YouTube - hovpod personal hovercraft flies in desert
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2009-07-04

Project Nomad -- A Futuristic Concept Vehicle

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Project Nomad - Jason Battersby

What if a vehicle could run off of mother nature? The Nomad is powered by eating the natural vegitation, which is also fed through to the driver. To be used for competitive events, tourism and exploration, the Nomad is agile and aware, using gps technology to map out the richest vegitation areas for maximum power consumption.
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Jason Battersby


Nomad concept vehicle makes commuting easy for modern nomads
The Nomad not only looks like a beast, but also moves, on its legs, like a living being, which makes it ideal for off-road rides and adventure trips. The concept includes a helmet and survival pack for the rider that will find good use in the off-road adventure rides.
project nomad
project nomad
project nomad

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Sources:
  1. YouTube - JBDESIGNTV's Channel
  2. YouTube - Project Nomad - Jason Battersby
  3. Jason Battersby - Toronto, Canada - Project Nomad
  4. Nomad Concept Vehicle Makes Commuting Easy For Modern Nomads - The Design blog
Related:
  1. Project Nomad Takes Driving To Its Ancient Roots - Auto Motto
  2. Jason Battersby - Toronto, Canada - Project Nomad
  3. The new Cafe (racer) Society: Jason Battersby's Project Nomad.
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