Transformable seat quickly grows from armchair to loveseat to sofa

The Expandy is a single piece of furniture that can be expanded width-wise to serve three purposes. Simply by pulling on it from one end, users are able to convert it from an armchair to a loveseat to a sofa.Continue ReadingCategory: Around The Home, L… Continue reading Transformable seat quickly grows from armchair to loveseat to sofa

Surge S32 combines an electric auto-rickshaw with a detachable scooter

While auto-rickshaws are certainly useful for hauling cargo or passengers in urban settings, scooters are much nimbler and easier to park. The Surge S32 combines both forms of transit in one modular vehicle, as it features a scooter that can be detache… Continue reading Surge S32 combines an electric auto-rickshaw with a detachable scooter

Surge S32 combines an electric auto-rickshaw with a detachable scooter

While auto-rickshaws are certainly useful for hauling cargo or passengers in urban settings, scooters are much nimbler and easier to park. The Surge S32 combines both forms of transit in one modular vehicle, as it features a scooter that can be detache… Continue reading Surge S32 combines an electric auto-rickshaw with a detachable scooter

Train seating area folds back to take bikes as needed

While it’s always important to accommodate bicycle commuters, bike parking spots on trains can’t seat non-cyclists when not in use. An experimental setup currently being trialled in Switzerland, however, may soon change that.Continue ReadingCategory: U… Continue reading Train seating area folds back to take bikes as needed

Ziggymoto perfectly illustrates the shape-shifting motorcycle idea

Two wheels, a motor, a seat, some handlebars and some footrests: put ’em in one arrangement, and you’ve got a sportsbike. In another, a cruiser. Or an adventure machine. Or a commuter. Why not a single, shape-shifting architecture that does it all?Cont… Continue reading Ziggymoto perfectly illustrates the shape-shifting motorcycle idea

Ziggymoto perfectly illustrates the shape-shifting motorcycle idea

Two wheels, a motor, a seat, some handlebars and some footrests: put ’em in one arrangement, and you’ve got a sportsbike. In another, a cruiser. Or an adventure machine. Or a commuter. Why not a single, shape-shifting architecture that does it all?Cont… Continue reading Ziggymoto perfectly illustrates the shape-shifting motorcycle idea

Humanoid/quadruped transformer throws boxes like a baggage handler

Swiss Mile’s ANYmal robot is a remarkable beast, capable of getting around as a wheeled quadruped, or standing up on its hind legs and using its front wheels as hands. Now, it’s learning to do useful tasks – in about the funniest way possible.Continue … Continue reading Humanoid/quadruped transformer throws boxes like a baggage handler

Transforming Archax mecha robot could be yours to pilot – for a price

Japan’s giant human-piloted, humanoid Gundam-style robots are neat and everything, but … why walk if you can roll on four wheels? That’s what the Archax does, transforming between robot and vehicle configurations.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Tec… Continue reading Transforming Archax mecha robot could be yours to pilot – for a price

Dual-purpose Strollug is the lovechild of a stroller and a suitcase

If you’re traveling with a small child, you typically have to bring both a folding stroller and a suitcase. The Strollug is designed to simplify matters by transforming from a stroller into luggage and back again, as needed.Continue ReadingCategory: Go… Continue reading Dual-purpose Strollug is the lovechild of a stroller and a suitcase

Special wheelchair gets users standing and climbing stairs

Most powered wheelchairs have at least two problems: they can’t climb stairs, and the user has to remain in a single seated position. An experimental new robotic wheelchair, however, addresses both shortcomings.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, … Continue reading Special wheelchair gets users standing and climbing stairs