Toyota Winglet -- Personal move support robot

Toyota Motor announced that it stood and it developed the ridden type personal move support robot "Winglet" (winglet) as one of "the Toyota partner robots" which supports the activity of the man under present development.
Winglet was developed for the purpose of "contributing to realization of the society which feels easy and can enjoy movement freely." It is considered as the mobility tool of the next generation which realizes the outstanding usability which can be used comfortably, and performance to which the action range of a user is expanded in the compact size which is easy to use in a life space.
It is controlling, while it is considered as the body which can be carried with the compact of the project area of A3 size and a sensor's always specifically detects a posture, and it is electric with the state where it was stabilized, and running two flowers is possible. Moreover, by adopting an original parallel linkage mechanism, the crew member could perform order 進 and revolution operation only by the weight shift, and he considered so that it could be used safe and comfortably also in a narrow place or the crowded space.
It is from a setup and a practical run to a sporty run in the state with free both hands about three variations, "Type L" from which a feeling of operation differs by changing the steering unit of the body upper part, "Type M", and "Type S",The user enabled it to choose freely according to a use.
Many people are due to be got to feel Winglet through the trial towards utilization from now on. Specifically, the mental influence which it has on the usability and the others in 人混みなど even in トレッサ Yokohama of automall composite type commercial establishment will be verified from the autumn of 2008 in Chubu international airport Centrair and compounded type marine resort facility ラグーナ Gamagori in verification of the practicality as a transportation device, and 2009.
Toyota aims at utilization of the partner robot in the early stage of the 2010s by strengthening cooperation of industrial, administrative and academic sectors further, and continuing to further development of a partner robot.
Toyota Winglet -- Personal move support robot