Honda Mobility Devices, Advanced Motion Tools

Asimo humanoid robot made by Honda has recently been an inspiration to researchers at Honda to create the tools to move to humans. This idea is based on the ability of Asimo motion that can be used for humans move.

Quoted from green.autoblog, researchers at Honda's Fundamental Technology Research Center looked at some mobility problems are not just driving. Common human mobility such as walking has several problems such as fatigue problems in the move. From this point the researchers make beberpa tool that can be used to solve the problem.


The first is the UX-3, the tool is like a small bicycle with one wheel. This tool can balance themselves and move on the slope set by the driver. The tool is designed for mobility in an office with narrow streets. There are several motors that can move this equipment to the front and sideways.

Next is a tool that helps the motion of human muscles. By using this tool a tool mounted on the hip until the human thigh. This tool uses a pair of motors at the hips to help move the human foot, so that someone menguragi out padasaat power walking or moving. You can feel the effort it takes less time to move up the stairs or slopes.

Honda also makes a device that looks quite strange with a saddle that can be occupied but still moving and resting on your legs. The basic idea of this tool is to assist in sustaining leg weight. With this tool users can save energy around 20% for walking.

These tools are also planned to use to help the disabled. But Honda seems to have not planned to sell this tool for free at the time dekat.MaSuk