Exmovere's wearable Chariot: for the mild-mannered cyborg
By Donald Melanson 
posted Apr 8th 2009 5:44PM
posted Apr 8th 2009 5:44PM
What does it take to make robotic exoskeletons look like a quaint relic of the past? This -- a new wearable transportation device concept that Exmovere Holdings has dubbed the Chariot. Apparently, the device is specifically intended to help amputees and people that have difficulty standing, with a range of sensors used to let the wearer control the device at speeds up to 12 miles per hour with a minimum amount of physical effort. Better still, Exmovere looks to have even more ambitious plans for production versions of the device, including on-board vital sign sensors, built-in wireless and cellular connectivity and, yes, even specialized versions for military and law enforcement customers. Head on past the break for more evidence of the future.
Update: As commenter Videoranger Commander has noted, the device in the picture is almost certainly a fake -- it's actually the bottom of a Showbots uniform. Lame. What's interesting is that Exmovere put out a full press release, so we're guessing the company was just hoping no one would catch this little lie while they work on a real product -- if one actually exists.
Update: As commenter Videoranger Commander has noted, the device in the picture is almost certainly a fake -- it's actually the bottom of a Showbots uniform. Lame. What's interesting is that Exmovere put out a full press release, so we're guessing the company was just hoping no one would catch this little lie while they work on a real product -- if one actually exists.
beep once for 'yes'
twice for 'no'
beep
(but with a nicer look would be nice tho)
and kinda smaller too*
Dude, thank you!
I'm hoping it's easy for someone with disabilities to get in and out easily without help...
Beep Beep, All your base are belong to us.
So.. who actually pays for this? The user or the business/government?
-LeiTxo
I was thinking the same thing...
I like it's front and rear "port hatches" for the elimination of waste material. I'd need a little more bulge in the front for my own personal unit. It might get a little tight in there after the office hottie walks by. The rear hatch must be remote controlled, otherwise you'd need a secretary to help you "take out the trash" after one of those executive business lunches.
I like the height of those things. You can really have an intimidating view over the rest of your peers and subordinates alike. I've heard that the king always has the highest point in a room. Just due to weight alone, you'll probably always have an empty elevator to yourself. Especially if you're required to use the freight elevator.
That's a beautiful device. If you run out of juice, just ask somebody to plug you in.
@dirtyvegas
awesome.
would be great for paraplegics
this thing is just like the Segway, I rather use the Segway instead of this, more stylish
Won't it be tiring and boring to stand all day long using that cyborg-esque transporter?
why in the frank do these designers of personal transporter (this disaster they call chariot and segway) must come up with something that makes you stick out?
why can't they make these things low enough so that the rider doesn't stick out in the crowd like a sore thumb? don't even get me started with the way it looks.. this thing looks like an upside down Braun electric shaver..
Does it come in a Plus size?
Of course! all the way up to XXXXL for your typical LAZY ass Americans...
no wonder GM and Chrysler are gonna FAIL!
By the way you are not welcome in the rest of the word unless China says you may spend their money...
AHAHA.
Why does AHAHAHAHA!!! comment sounds like "me Chinese me play joke me put.." well you know.
@AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You need to take a cultural anthropology class immediately.
And culturally, you're an idiot. Please shut up and go away.
me love u long time
are you giving the finger or penis?
i doubt if any insurance provider is going to cover it. Most insurances cover only 55% of such vehicles, still leaving the poor dude to cough up another 6-7 grand. Or Until Obama has it his way where we pay for it all!
Your white house is a Joke...
I need some ointment
Hey, it only covers 55% of him!
blathering blatherskite!!!
Gizmo Duck would be proud...
LOL
SOLD: If it doubles as a real-time, bathroom (both ends), too.
As opposed to a fake-time bathroom?
That was totally my first question.
"can you poop in it"
@Alistair loveless
same
I wonder how he goes to bathroom with that thing lol.
See thats the beauty of this contraption.. You can take a dump whenever and wherever you please!
Why I could be taking a dump AS I am eating! How do you think he stays at his ideal body mass?
It runs on shit.
also vacuums and waxes the floor.
Is that guy trying to pass off nonchalant?
The dude looks like a freaking electric shaver...
@sacapuntas:
Thank you. That was awesome.
I originally thought "robot mer-man" when I saw it, but "electric shaver" is spot on!
To be serious, I had seen a wheelchair in development years ago that looked like a standard wheel chair when seated, but was able to extend to a vertical orientation. I don't think it could move in the 'standing' position though.
But the response from wheelchair bound people was that it was great being able to see others eye to eye, that it boosts their self-esteem not to have to literally be looked down on by others.
My first thought was, "Ben Hur: 2025!"
"Hey wait up! I was trying to talk to you about something! HEY!" Man you could sooo use that to outdrive those annoying talkers... :P
This looks almost as bad as the live action DBZ movie.
NOTHING looks as bad as that.
The only step after this is full-on Davros.
My thoughts exactly!
Why don't they just make it look like Dalek bodies!
What if I want to sit?
So far this is the only surefire way to avoid wedgies.
"only surefire way to avoid wedgies."
And surefire way to avoid Kanchos!
I bet there are many gaijins in Japan who would want one~
It's a good Idea but, this design makes you look like a human weeble.
I like the idea but hate the execution. They should make it a lot more compact. Maybe in plaid, could call it the eKilt instead of Chariot.
I'm wondering... Couldn't you achieve the same goals by taping yourself to a segway?
Exactly what the world needed. A Segway even Dubya couldn´t fall off. ...
UN Spacey FTW!
What, no freaking cup holder??
Perfect, I can eliminate pants from my wardrobe.
I bet the Roomba Dev Team have been ripped a new A** for not thinking of this first...
He looks like a transformers sex toy.
I'm not gonna lie I had to do like a triple take at that picture I was just like what the fuck, what is this a picture from a dumbass sci-fi movie. Seriously what were they thinking with that design it looks so creepy it's not even funny.
Jinks from Space Camp gets a friend
Second picture man looks like a penis.
It's a cool concept though.
"even specialized versions for military and law enforcement customers."
What, like a RoboCop model? Or camouflage for stealth missions? The mind boggles...
The stealth mode just broadcasts loudly "Move along. Nothing to see here. Move along people."
In the future, all warfare will be carried out on concrete streets and level carpet floors.
It looks like the contraption from Wallace and Gromit - The Wrong Trousers.
Beep
Good idea, but the electric shaver thing is spot on. Closer and closer to Ghost in the Shell, ne?
We are one step closer to a real-life Iron Man
Welcome to the world of fat-asses.
I suppose if it really is only used by amputees and such then that could be good, but I do fear that soon enough we'll see a bunch of fatees rolling around like a penis xD
Wall-E
you have ten seconds to comply...
It's ex-NASA Gromit!
It reminds me more of a satyr.
I assume that all there in the US will have this, not just the "special" people? :D
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Don'f feed the troll.
just don't fall over... cause you will be Sooo screwed.
I guess we'd need to know what folks who can't walk think of this.
Aesthetically though I think going Apple-design-understated would be the way to go—maybe just clean lines in subdued black or charcoal so as NOT to draw SO MUCH attention to itself.
The faux Buck Rodgers looks like a mythical half man half Hoover.
I look forward to some naughty kid getting their hands on the remote control.
I want a horn here, here, and here! And they all have to play La Cucaracha.
Honestly, who is going to buy this? Only the people who would greatly benefit from a walk around the block.
Didn't I see Capt. Pike using this in Star Trek (original series) ??? ahhh. here it is according to Wikipedia
At some point prior to "The Menagerie",[7] Pike is promoted to fleet captain. He is severely injured while rescuing several cadets from a baffle plate rupture onboard a J-class training vessel, the delta ray radiation leaving him paralyzed, mute, badly scarred, and confined to a wheelchair at Starbase 11. Pike's wheelchair is operated by brainwaves, and his only means of communicating is through a light on the chair: one flash meaning "yes" and two flashes indicating "no". This was a device the producers used to recast Pike, when Hunter didn't return.
More useful than a segway
I noted references to "The Menagerie" from the original "Star Trek" and "Dr. Who" villains the Daleks. How Science Fiction has predicted the future!
Oh how clever AHAHA must feel. He made another " I hate Americans" joke. Why dont you say what you really feel? That despite economic problems in the USA ( which Im sure your country is having too), you STILL wish you were American and have to hate on all of us who are.
that little green monster is a bitch, aint he?
ooohhh! I got it!!! You're CANADIAN.......now that IS a joke
I'm just saying:
Height advantage AND you don't have to wear pants!
What else do you want from a personal transportation unit?!
the best part about it is how it doesn't look completely absolutely ridiculous. you can barely tell he is wearing it.
best part: the way the tie hangs over the machine.
indeed.
In the film imdustry, we are using modified Segways to use with a steadycam.
I'm pretty sure we could reuse them to help in sertain siruations of handicaps.
Check the video (after the break haha)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6HvKYAW0V0
That's just crazy that the guy's making copies.
Everyone knows that amputees can operate the copier WITH THEIR MINDS!!!!!
'Bruce Jenner in a suit' in the 3rd picture's saying "Well the third quarter numbers look a bit ......aw christ, I can't do this, you look like a hoover upright. Seriously, what kind of bag does that thing take? Did it come with a HEPA filter?"
DALEK! DALEK! Exterminate!
It better be able to hover up stairs like the Daleks can on Doctor Who. =)
he's totally flirting with that fax machine
Wasn't this on the jetsons?
I'm thinking about getting robot legs, it's a risky operation.... but I think it will be worth it
Can you pee without taking it off?
I think that's what the hole in the middle is for.
Half man half electric shaver. Hmm, now I'm thinking about it, I wonder if they can put a lawn mower attachment on it.
I call BS on this. This guy is DEFINITELY wearing the lower half of one of those Show-Bots public presentation suits! Are you sure you aren't being taken in by The Yes Men or something?
Proof:
http://www.theshowbots.com/index.html
Seriously I got the whole military / law enforcement thing straight away, looking at the photo.
You can angle the central portion and then WHAM shoot that guy straight out like one of those circus cannons.
I was waiting for these leaked pics of Capt. Pike. Star Trek is going to be awesome!
http://www.ugo.com/images/galleries/fallout3_games/fallout3_1.jpg
"shit i dropped my pen!"
what a way to go! locked in a death embrace with a giant robo-penii and to add further insult he STILL has to go to work!
Do they make a female version that is inverted?
Robot on top, human on the bottom. SO want!
Its "The Wrong Trousers"....
Not taking the stairs I guess.