I'm sorry but we already have horses. Things we don't have which should be ridable are things like spiders, mice, sausages, millipedes, cats etc. Make one of those!
edit: looks like it walks more like a cat than a horse. I guess we're getting a cat.
That's what I was thinking. 2nd thought: Does it come in green?
It's a Kawasaki. So yes, yes it will
I'm surprised you didn't also mention ostriches and really fast snails.
I'm off to work out the engineering for a millipede-kielbasa robo-hybrid.
I can't wait to ride this shit into battle.
Monkey paw curls
"...it is now the 12th year of the 2nd American Civil war. The 3rd Roboticized Cavalry of Free America rode yesterday onto Texan soil, assisting Mexican forces in deterring Trumpanic Raiders from the fledging Mexican territory. Casualties were moderate, but sustainable..."
I'm waiting for the laser sword as a standard option. It's always a bad idea to buy the first model anyway, and you know it's coming. I mean who in their right mind rides a robot horse without a light sabre?
I'd just like a nice laser naginata, and never mind the horse.
This is a concept for a hydrogen powered robot for 2050. There is no shot they're developing this and even if they are it's literally a quarter of a century from now. This is just marketing BS.
There is a physical model, but definitely not rideable, looks like it just barely leans up and down, but they did get something real to display:
Finally
Worse horses
worses
I see right to repair nightmare. It's basically disposable.
If every instance above is not a giant red flag you'd walk away from, I have a great deal on a bridge to sell you. It is a novelty at best and worthless on any second hand market other than the dealer itself which is basically slavery for the average person. There is not a single standardized part that can be second sourced on such a toy. When the manufacturer no longer supports it, the thing will be disposable. So from a dystopian burn down the world perspective this is a great leap forward. Super cool concept, but unless there is real universal parts standardisation and the thing is fully open sourced, this is like everything that is wrong with the world right now; neo feudalism.
Is this necessary? Seriously, we are heading into a climate crises (or more accurately, already in one) and now we need to manufacture this shit?
Unless this thing runs on fossil fuels, I don’t think it’s really going to have a big impact on climate change.
I guess there’s an argument that this is taking away engineering hours from projects that might have more practical uses in addressing climate change but I’d counter that sometimes engineers need a break from their usual work to avoid burning out from tedious incremental tasks and rigid processes. A bit of time and space for experimentation can be helpful, reinvigorating, and can lead to future discoveries and inventions if done right.
I mean, it theoretically runs on hydrogen so it's zero emission. Beats a dirt bike!
Westworld here we come
I don't think they meant THAT kind of "ride".
It looks like a panther to me.
Begun the mech was has.
Looks like an AI-generated article to me. That "vehicle" looks more like a baboon than a horse; just look at the butt.
I would have linked directly to the Kawasaki site, but it's less news article and more promotional:
https://www.khi.co.jp/expo2025/concept01/index_en.html
Physical reveal here... but more of a model.
Favorite line from that video: "the user rides it like a horse, but its movement is way more dynamic and life like".
Horse in the corner: cries
I’d take the actual press release and promotional material over AI slop any and every fuckin day personally speaking.
It looks like an overweight darpa dog.
Giddyup Buttercup is gonna sue for patent infringement.
Good riddens
I'm so angry I have to upvote this.
Forget about Akira I want to look like POWER RANGER
Bet it sucks to ride tbh. I cannot imagine that being more comfortable than a motorcycle of any kind. There has to be better ways for rough terrain than reinventing the wheel. Bet the investors love it though so I suppose mission accomplished.
Why not? Our legs are already better than any wheel could ever get. Why not apply this to robots given they can be good enough
Because ambulation and passenger transportation aren't the same thing otherwise the wings on planes would flap like a birds. As a passenger you're gong to be very aware of the movements and it's going to feel like shit.
If airplane wings could flap they absolutely would. Our biological equivalent is objectively better than any mechanical tech we have right now. It's really hard to beat millions of years of evolution.
You can very easily smooth out passenger's position same way a horse's head feels comfortable on top of a horse.
Suspension exist, and if horses had built in suspension systems we wouldn't have stopped using them.
As someone who owns a Kawasaki motorcycle and has been very pleased with their sales and service staff: won't touch that thing. I don't even know how/where one would refuel the thing; I've not seen hydrogen Stations anywhere here in japanJapan so far despite various automakers talking about it.
Yeah, you'd need a specialized service for it. Locally we have these places:
https://www.airgas.com/product/Gases/Hydrogen/p/HY%20AZ1300SMT
What for?
horizon zero dawn live action adaptation
All terrain mobility.
Then make it a form that's suited for transport? Horse/panther form is primarily suited for animal, not for transport. I don't know, maybe legs you can bolt to a container?
I want a cyborg horse that can be ridden like a quad bike.
That video was pretty janky, I thought for sure it wouldn't be direct from Kawasaki but yeah...
Someone fed the concept into an AI video generator, proclaimed a 2050 target date, so absolutely far enough away this will be forgotten by the time everyone realizes that this was zero actual effort towards anything.
So now AI lets marketing folks make their completely going nowhere idea into a substantial concept video casually...
first thing I thought of.
Wasn't the ATV invented because it covered most off-road situations to get around quicker?
I kind of don’t know what to say 😳
Was wondering when this would be a thing
How long until Voltron?
Jesus fucking christ. These are horses, not lions!
Kawahorsey
Like the robass from "The Quest for Saint Aquin". Not post-apoc at all.
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