Important Innovations Collection

Two 4x4 Vehicles Equipped With Wheels to Drive and Robotic Legs to Walk & Climb                                                       Source:  Hyundai Ultimate Mobility Vehicles that Could Be Hotter Than the Cybertruck South Korean automotive giant Hyundai is putting into production two 4x4 vehicles with robotic legs.  They are quite literally walking cars.  One vehicle is called the Elevate. It is being tested and developed by Hyundai in their new facility called New Horizon Studio at the Montana State University Innovation Campus.  Hyundais' New Horizon Studio is also developing and producing a second vehicle, the autonomous TIGER with robotic legs.  This is a major initiative by Hyundai, which intends to invest $20 million and employ 50 people at the Studio to develop "Ultimate Mobility Vehicles". ...

Car that Walks and Drives Source:  Hyundai Elevate Concept Car The Elevate Gives New Meaning to "Door to Door" It's walking automotive innovation.  Hyundai just introduced a very impressive concept car, The Elevate. Robotic Car It drives on a traditional suspension.  But each wheel is connected to a robotic leg that can be deployed to walk over rough terrain and take you where you can't drive. Humanitarian Concept This robotic car can climb a 5 foot vertical wall, go up and down stairs and walk. The idea is to help first responders and people with disabilities traverse "the last mile or last 100 yards".  Hyundai at this time doesn't have plans to put it into full production.  For more news stories on innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane