by Telegragh Video
26 April 2018 • 10:34am

Japanese engineers unveiled a robot that transforms into a car that can actually carry people on board, in what they said was the first-ever such accomplishment in the history of robots.

The 'J-deite RIDE' is a 3.7-metre (12.1-feet)-tall two-seater robot that can transform into a sports car in a process that takes about a minute.

It can technically walk at a speed of 100 metres per hour (0.06 mph) or run on its four wheels but developers said they've never really tested it outside the factory cargo bay area.

CEO of Brave Robotics, Kenji Ishida, who initiated the co-project with Asratec, an affiliate of the Japanese mobile phone giant SoftBank, and a roller coaster manufacturer Sansei Technologies, said he was motivated by his childhood transformer heroes in anime movies.

While admitting that it may seem like an expensive toy, Ishida said the robot is an attempt to inspire others and broaden the human imagination.

Developers said they will begin with utilising the technology in entertainment industry, such as amusement park and street parades.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lohDu3gg1s

With God all things are possible... And with technology, alot of things are possible.

This is bringing the future closer

So much potential for good

But, oh, so much for espionage, warfare and terrorism in the wrong hands too

One way or the other, the future's bracing up to be pretty exciting and way cooler than now, good!

all we know is big brother nonsense,
when will our country be like Japan.

i got overwhelmed when i watched this on TV today...