A robot horse? A motorcycle with your legs? The Japanese giant presents a surprising concept with hydrogen propulsion, an unprecedented man-macrine interface and a great desire to venture where the wheels could not arrive
Kawasaki Heavy IndustriesJapanese industrial giant to which the practically homonymous motorcycle house is also belonging, has presented several important innovations in view of theExpo 2025 Of Osaka. The most impressive one concerns the concept of a revolutionary vehicle for personal mobility, which conceptually brings man to the centaurs of Greek mythology. Is called Corleus And it is practically a motorcycle with two pairs of legs instead of wheels, a vehicle with feline movements capable of moving on the most rough land. For the moment it is purely a conceptwith Kawasaki who has already physically presented its first prototype in Japan, but it is clear that such a means would represent an absolute novelty in the panorama of transport options.
How it is done
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The design Del Corleo recalls in some ways the aesthetic of the Kawasaki motorcycles, with a front fairing that constitutes its hypothetical “head” and an ergonomic saddle that seems to be able to ensure a fairly comfortable driving position. It is equipped with four robotic legs Which move independently from each other to face various soil morphologies, from meadows to rocky areas, from stairs to snow. Each leg is equipped with its own foot in non -slip rubber Particularly adherent, by the shape of a “core” goat and divided long -termly into two mobile parts to adapt to any surface.
hydrogen propulsion
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Corleus gets his energy from a hydrogen engine from 150 ccpositioned in the front of its body and powered by cylinders located instead in the back. The electricity generated by it is distributed between the various electric motors divided between the four legs. The choice of this detail Power-train It would not only have the purpose of containing emissions, a fundamental aspect for a vehicle that aspires to move in exotic areas, but also to offer a good one autonomy To live your adventures without worries. The builder of the Rising Sun also boasts a certain familiarity with hydrogen propulsion, an area in which it has been working for some time and which has already led to the apparition of the voluminous Hyse prototype.
projected towards the future
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According to what explained by Kawasaki, in the case of Corleo the man controls the car through theinput of handlebar and the weight movements detected both by platform than from the handlebar itself. For this reason, the platforms are mounted on brackets with a largely variable length, so as to allow any driver to find their ideal posture. Although it is legitimate to assume the use of artificial intelligence to interpret the will of the pilot expressed in these modalities, the house of Akashi It has not yet been unbuttoned on this aspect. In front of the handlebar, an obviously futuristic design dashboard appears and capable of acting as a navigator. At night, it can also support the guide by projecting on the ground in front of the indications on the path to follow. This Corleo therefore presents itself as a masterpiece of engineering with the ambition to inaugurate a new category of vehicles: to Kawasaki engineers the task of translating this vision into a usable reality.
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