혼다에서 개발한 외발자동차 U3-X

오늘 아침 혼다 사장이 뉴스에 나와 혼다에서 개발한 외발자동차를 시연해 보이는 뉴스를 봤습니다.

운전자 상체의 무게중심을 인식해 방향을 바꾸는 등 새로운 기술이 접목되어 있습니다.

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Honda has developed a new personal mobility technology, U3-X. It is a compact experimental device that fits comfortably between the rider's legs, to provide free movement in all directions just as in human walking – forward, backward, side-to-side, and diagonally. Honda will continue research and development of the device including experiments in a real-world environment to verify the practicality of the device.

This new personal mobility device makes it possible to adjust speed and move, turn and stop in all directions when the rider leans the upper body to shift body weight. This was achieved through application of advanced technologies including Honda's balance control technology, which was developed through the robotics research of ASIMO, Honda's bipedal humanoid robot, and the world's first* omni-directional driving wheel system (Honda Omni Traction Drive System, or HOT Drive System), which enables movement in all directions, including not only forward and backward, but also directly to the right and left and diagonally. In addition, this compact size and one-wheel-drive personal mobility device was designed to be friendly to the user and people around it by making it easier for the rider to reach the ground from the footrest and placing the rider on roughly the same eye level as other people or pedestrians. 

이 제품은 접어가지고 다니다가 위 사진처럼 앉는 부분을 펼쳐 바로 탈 수 있게 설계되어 있습니다.

아무래도 바퀴가 하나다보니 안정감이 있을지가 궁금하네요. (외발자전거 타듯 불안한 느낌은 아닐지..)

Via Jalopnik

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