Subscribe by EmailYamaha’s Exoskeleton Motorcycle: The Deus Ex Machina
August 20, 2008 by Geeks are Sexy | 9 comments
What do you get when you cross-breed a motorcycle with a robotic exoskeleton? A wearable concept vehicle that will make rides on common racing bikes look like a boring afternoon stroll through your neighborhood.
Invented by Jake Loniak, The Yamaha-branded Deus Ex Machina concept motorcycle is powered by ultra-capacitors and nano-phoshpate batteries (Just like the ones used in today’s electric cars.) The vehicle is controlled via 36 pneumatic muscles that are attached to a spine composed of seven artificial vertebrae. The conceptor beleives that if built, the Deus Ex Machina could reach a top speed of 75mph, with a recharge time of 15 minutes for one hour of use. Video and additional pictures after the jump.
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I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s one of the coolest machine designs I’ve ever seen. I would never buy a motorcycle, but I might buy that. Is there a petition to make sure they put it into production?
As an avid motorcyclist, this looks awesome. As a concept. It would even probably be extremely awesome as a prototype. Due to the fact that it doesn’t use any gasoline (from what I read), it would be highly economic. However, Yamaha will more than likely make a limited number, having prices sky-high. The fact that it is relatively small but still does 75 would be great for congestion on the highways, but, it is not meant to haul groceries, nor does it seem to be more then a one seater. I’ll keep an eye on this one, but it has to come a long way for me to really want to buy one, and even then, the price can’t be outrageous. Like the Segway, I would probably ride it as much as I could, but it would be someone elses. I’ll keep an eye on it.
This made me think of Mr. Garrison’s “IT” invention (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Entity_(South_Park)) from South Park. Although this seems a lot more comfortable… :)
I wonder what would be left of the driver after a crash. Nice concept, but I figure it’s more a l’art pour l’art thing than a really feasible thing.
Its so badass i want one too
As an avid motorcyclist, this looks awesome. As a concept. It would even probably be extremely awesome as a prototype. Due to the fact that it doesn’t use any gasoline (from what I read), it would be highly economic. However, Yamaha will more than likely make a limited number, having prices sky-high. The fact that it is relatively small but still does 75 would be great for congestion on the highways, but, it is not meant to haul groceries, nor does it seem to be more then a one seater. I’ll keep an eye on this one, but it has to come a long way for me to really want to buy one, and even then, the price can’t be outrageous. Like the Segway, I would probably ride it as much as I could, but it would be someone elses. I’ll keep an eye on it
EDIT: This was reposted by me because I didn’t mean for it to reply to that one comment. Whoops.
Sweet i like to see a gang of these thing rollin down the highway
dude this is the coolest badass thing i have ever seen!