Friday, May 23, 2008

Jake Loniak's Deus Ex Machina


Via: Hell for Leather
"Challenged to rethink motorcycle transportation, Art Center College of Design student Jake Loniak decided the idea of a machine as an extension of the body should be taken literally. Inspired by Biomechatronics and called the Deus Ex Machina, (not to be confused with that other Deus Ex Machina from Australia), Loniak's concept is an electric vertically parking motorcycle controlled by 36 pneumatic muscles with 2 linear actuators.
The Yamaha-branded Deus Ex concept is worn as an exo-skeleton with seven artificial vertebra as well as the pneumatically attached helmet. The motor is in-wheel, powered by ultra-capacitors and doped nano-phoshpate batteries similar to those already used in hybrids, and is capable of 0-60mph in 3 seconds. Top speed is 75mph with a recharge time of 15 minutes and cycle time of 1 hour."




1 comment:

Anonymous said...

AWSOME!!!!! THAT IS SOOOO COOOOL!!!!
I need 2! Silver and Black