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Honda confirms 'mobile desk chair'

HONDA has announced details for a new version of its existing Uni-Cub ‘personal mobility solution’ – essentially a powered office chair. The Uni-Cub β is a development of the initial concept that appeared in 2012 as a bizarre solution to mobility around typical office-based work environments, although it would seem that no one at Honda had considered that humans have legs for that. It uses an omni-directional driving wheel system derived from Honda’s research into humanoid robots like the well-known ASIMO, allowing it to move in any direction according to the weight shifts of its user.

Lamborghini Reventon Roadster – the Video

Lamborghini Reventon Roadster Promo Video Latest morsel to land in out inbox is a video of the Reventon Roadster. Which on the face of it seems a damn fine thing to bring you. But it turns out is one of those fairly pointless ‘Promo’ videos where the director thinks he’s being clever by using abstract imagery and commentary instead of concentrating on the subject.

Audi e-bike glides in to Worthersee

Audi e-bike - a desirable object The Audi e-bike – a high-end pedalec – has been revealed at Worthersee and designed for sport, fun and tricks. If you’re going to make any form of transport work with an electric motor, then it’s really only sensible to make the EV bit just one part of the equation. That’s why range-extender cars are the only really viable alternative to a regular ICE car – if you ignore the extra cost – and why an electric bicycle makes so much sense.