Thursday, May 24, 2007

Toyota i-Unit exoskeleton concept

Toyota i-Unit exoskeleton concept


Toyota i-Unit exoskeleton concept


The first time I had a glimpse at an exoskeleton was watching Ripley kick some Queen Alien ass back in Aliens. While the Toyota i-Unit is not meant for such violent means, it is a concept that was developed to increase personal mobility while minimizing occupied space and energy consumption with its lightweight and compact size. A low center of gravity ensures stable handling even when you're moving around in high speed mode. No idea on how much one of these will cost, but it sure as heck will be more expensive than your regular Toyota. Hopefully folks won't misuse this and steamroll over innocent pedestrians...



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