Kawasaki’s four-legged robot-horse vehicle is going into production

By Etienne de la Boetie2

by Bronwyn Thompson

What was announced as a 2050 pipe dream by Kawasaki, the company’s hydrogen-powered, four-hooved, all-terrain robot horse vehicle Corleo is actually going into production and is now expected to be commercially available decades earlier – with the first model to debut in just four years.

We first wrote about this mountain-climbing monster in April last year, when it was merely a concept with some bad CGI video. But it seems Kawasaki is now getting serious about its futuristic mechanical quadruped, setting up a dedicated operation – known as the Safe Adventure Business Development Team – and aiming to have the robo-horse up and galloping for visitor use at Expo 2030 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Following that, the plan is to have the mobility vehicles on sale for consumers by 2035.

While it’s not quite the same, Kawasaki Heavy Industries has also announced that you’ll be able to experience what it’s like to ride Corleo – albeit virtually – with a simulator due to be released next year…

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