Honda UX-3

Awesome, pretty soon we won't have to walk any more? Now who is going to develop a machine that picks me up out of bed and puts me on my personal mobility machine in the morning? And, I notice that you have to use your muscles to sit upright...I will wait for the second gen so I don't have to do that.

Design flaw: it seams to work best for light (skinny), attractive people. How does it work for the kind of person that thinks walking around the office is just too much effort?

I am just kidding. Don't get angry. I know it would be great for my grandma, or even my mom I suppose.

Awesome tech! And I have always loved Asimo!

I think they would have to offer a model with a bigger seat. Much bigger for those that don't want to walk.
Very cool, though.
Will

I can see it now: collision and liability insurance, police on these hiding behind cubicles with laser guns, UX-3 jackings, hot rodding them, arguing with the service manager at the dealer for a loaner, D. UX-3. I. checkpoints, drag racing, used UX-3 salesmen, 'seater' gangs, UX-3 chopshops, teens returning them scratched and dinged late at night... and so on...

Michael

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It would be great for my grandma

I think they have really missed their marketing approach on this. It would be great for people with walking, breathing problems. Not so much for healthy folks.

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they would have to offer a model with a bigger seat

And they should make it upgradable. Because sitting on your fat ass all day, that ass is going to keep on getting bigger.

For healthy people, this has about as much value as bumps on a log.

Larry

I think this video is closer to the truth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK0IMOnny0E

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Originally posted by PanTTera:
I think this video is closer to the truth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK0IMOnny0E

That is a riot.

You forgot to say "ATTN: Larry #2511, this is for your benefit".

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I think this video is closer to the truth.

Excellent!

My friend who is an engineer for Qualcomm sent this to me in response to the Honda UX-3 video I sent to him.

Now THIS is personal transport for Pantera owners:

http://www.yikebike.com/site/home

hehe, this first thing my son said was I wonder how fast those things go.

It looks a LOT easier to get killed on the Yike Bike...so I want that one! That goes fast enough that I would wear a helmet. Too many motorcycle crashes to even think about not wearing one.

Plus, I just watched the video of people running red lights.

Anybody see the price on the Yike Bike? At $4,500, it should be called the Yikes! Bike.

Michael

Never saw vibrators that big, thanks for sharing.

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Originally posted by Cyboman:
Anybody see the price on the Yike Bike? At $4,500, it should be called the Yikes! Bike.

Michael

I didn't notice the price. I would consider buying a used sportbike if I was going to spend that much money.