Hallucigenia01
I admit, I wasn’t overly impressed with Yamanaka Shunji’s various designs till I read the specs on this one.
It is an eight wheeled vehicle that he and Chiba Institute of Technology’s Furuta Takayuki designed.
Nissan also pitched in to see how a robotics and automobile technology can get along.
The vehicle can make a 360-degree circle, move diagonally and get this - even climb stairs.
I am guilty, too. I have often accused the Japanese of not being very creative. They are
amazing at copying and approving on previous designs…and then mass producing them while maintaining quality.
But, my hat is off to Yamanaka Shunji and his team for this new critter. I wonder if my great grand kids will actually get to drive one…or maybe by then, fly it.
What do you think?
It seems that the Japanese have had a long standing love afair with Robots and robot technology, when you look at both their robotics industry and their pop culture. I guess it was only a matter of time until they started combining it with the automotove industry.
And like you i’m pretty excited about the idea!
Thanks for this snapshot of the (potential) future.
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