Toyota has also followed the foot steps of others, into making the kind of personal walking/transport assistant. The newly announced Toyota’s product is called Winglet, which is aimed to help people to get around more freely and safely.
A personal transport assistant is the kind of robot or gadget which the user can ride on in the standing position. From what I understand is why you’re standing on it, it’ll then move you around without needing you to move your legs or sweat a single drop. The device is equipped with two wheels and an internal sensor that can monitor the user’s position, and adjusts itself accordingly to suit the stability to balance you up.
The device seems to pose great potential for raising number of obesity in town. Anyway, the Toyota’s Winglet personal transport assistant still needs some refinement before rolling out to the market. Toyota is making three models (Small, Medium and Large) of this walking equipment, which each comes with different handling and also different size to suit different consumer’s need. One of the models can reach a cruising speed of up to 6km/h and is able to travel as far as 10km.
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