The FitCar PPV remains much more automobile than bicycle, but does encourage physical exertion on part of its owners through an interesting pedaling system that hooks up to the drivetrain.
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A team of scientists at Harvard’s Wyss Institute has just presented its latest creation in the field of robotic exoskeletons, a fully wearable soft exosuit that automatically tweaks its level of assistance on the fly.
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Tom Piszkin used to coach triathletes at UC San Diego, plus he sold bikes to students. The latter showed him "the mobility challenges faced by students on campus." This prompted him to invent the JackRabbit electric "scooter," which is now the subject of a Kickstarter campaign.
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Some BMW factory workers can walk up to 12 km (7.5 mi) a day, often lugging parts around with them. The company is exploring a new approach to workplace mobility, developing a Segway-like personal vehicle that lets employees glide across the factory floor.
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Google Maps is getting better all the time, and today its utility expands even further with a new feature built specifically to help wheelchair users better navigate public transit routes.
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BMW's Group Technology Office in Shanghai has put forward a mobility concept for megacities that would raise zero-emission single-track commuters above ground roads using a giant network of elevated pathways that snake through the city between key transit points.
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Climbing stairs is a chore that's inspired some creative alternatives. Now a team from Georgia Tech and Emory University has developed energy-recycling stairs that take some of the pressure off the knees and ankles, by storing energy from people descending then giving it back as they climb up.
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The XTND electric skateboard has decent specs, but its real selling point is the AI that’s riding shotgun. The board can adjust its settings to match rider style, suggest better routes, help you track its location and lock itself when you’re not standing on it properly.
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Studio Rotor was recently tasked with designing an electric people carrier to get folks with reduced mobility safely from gate to gate in comfort. Its Multimobby concept seats seven passengers, has low level entry, and has onboard sensors to help avoid collisions. And it has a zero turning radius.
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One year ago, German company e-volo caught our attention by sending its crazy 18-rotor Volocopter into the sky with a human aboard. It has now made some revisions and this week unveiled a sleeker Volocopter 2, which it plans to start testing next year.
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