Honda Develops Bizarre 'Personal Mobility Device'
It uses Honda’s balance control technology as well as the Honda Omni Drive System — HOT Drive, as they call it — to allow the rider to adjust speed and movement. The rider can stop and turn in any direction simply by shifting his or her body weight. It’s designed so the rider will be at the eye level of people who are walking.
There are no controls: no buttons, levers, wheels or handles. All the movement is based on perceptible shifts in the rider’s weight as picked up by an incline sensor first developed for robotics.
Unbelievably, Honda says the device is less than 10 kilograms, which for those of you who are metric deficient means it weighs less than 22 pounds.
Yes, this thing sounds strange, and yes, we want to try one.
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Leave to Honda to one-up the Segway!
Why don't their efforts on their cars?
Seems a little too tangential to return benefits for their business.
Wonder if Honda makes a "big butt" model...ha ha.
...Maybe they will for the American market
The question is, will Bush fall off of it?
Bush will never be able to buy one as my fellow Libs will cry racism because the seat pads are black.
I think disabled kids would go for it more than adults.
heyy its madison im 11 years old i saw this device in school in time for kids cause i was reading it my eyes almost popped out of my sockits when i saw it i said too my self that looks AMAZING I MUST HAVE IT so i just wanted to know is it for kids to??? pleasee anwser my questionn and message me backk at audrey712001@aol.com thanks.
This looks great. Not just fun but save gas too.
What a great idea. But don't we need a small storage compartment so we could use this to go to the store instead of the large gas burning auto?