Japanese car maker Toyota has designed a stand-up-and-ride machine that lets people scoot around at malls and airports.
The company said it will start testing the Winglet later this year at a Japanese airport to get feedback from people.
PHOTO: AP
The machine travels at up to 6kph. It can be controlled by the rider leaning his or her weight to the left or the right.
It stops easily and is safe for riding around in crowded areas. It also goes smoothly over bumps on roads.
Toyota has previously shown human-shaped robots that play the violin and the trumpet.
Toyota showed three versions of the Winglet, including one that can be folded up and carried around. Toyota foresees a future when people will take the Winglet around on trains and in the trunks of their cars, officials said.
(AP)
日本豐田汽車設計了一款站立式代步機，能讓民眾在購物商場和機場內馳騁。
豐田汽車表示，他們下半年將開始在日本一座機場測試這種「小翼代步機」，以調查民眾的使用反應。
這台機器的時速可達六公里，騎乘者藉由左右傾移身體重心操控方向。
它不但煞車容易，在人潮擁擠之處騎乘也安全；遇到顛簸路面也可平順駛過。
豐田曾展示過會演奏小提琴和小喇叭的人型機器人。
豐田展示了三種不同造型的「小翼代步機」，包括一台可折疊攜帶的款式。豐田人員表示，他們相信未來人們會把小翼代步機帶著上火車，或裝在汽車行李箱內趴趴走。
（美聯社�翻譯：袁星塵）
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