This is a concept for a hydrogen powered robot for 2050. There is no shot they're developing this and even if they are it's literally a quarter of a century from now. This is just marketing BS.
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There is a physical model, but definitely not rideable, looks like it just barely leans up and down, but they did get something real to display:
Looks like an AI-generated article to me. That "vehicle" looks more like a baboon than a horse; just look at the butt.
I would have linked directly to the Kawasaki site, but it's less news article and more promotional:
https://www.khi.co.jp/expo2025/concept01/index_en.html
Physical reveal here... but more of a model.
Favorite line from that video: "the user rides it like a horse, but its movement is way more dynamic and life like".
Horse in the corner: cries
I’d take the actual press release and promotional material over AI slop any and every fuckin day personally speaking.
It looks like an overweight darpa dog.
As someone who owns a Kawasaki motorcycle and has been very pleased with their sales and service staff: won't touch that thing. I don't even know how/where one would refuel the thing; I've not seen hydrogen Stations anywhere here in japanJapan so far despite various automakers talking about it.
Yeah, you'd need a specialized service for it. Locally we have these places:
https://www.airgas.com/product/Gases/Hydrogen/p/HY%20AZ1300SMT
I'm sorry but we already have horses. Things we don't have which should be ridable are things like spiders, mice, sausages, millipedes, cats etc. Make one of those!
That's what I was thinking. 2nd thought: Does it come in green?
It's a Kawasaki. So yes, yes it will
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first thing I thought of.
Kawahorsey
What for?
horizon zero dawn live action adaptation
All terrain mobility.
Then make it a form that's suited for transport? Horse/panther form is primarily suited for animal, not for transport. I don't know, maybe legs you can bolt to a container?
That video was pretty janky, I thought for sure it wouldn't be direct from Kawasaki but yeah...
Someone fed the concept into an AI video generator, proclaimed a 2050 target date, so absolutely far enough away this will be forgotten by the time everyone realizes that this was zero actual effort towards anything.
So now AI lets marketing folks make their completely going nowhere idea into a substantial concept video casually...
Like the robass from "The Quest for Saint Aquin". Not post-apoc at all.
Giddyup Buttercup is gonna sue for patent infringement.
Good riddens
I'm so angry I have to upvote this.
Finally
Worse horses
worses
It looks like a rDisney’s remake from a time Honor concept
So imagine far in the future scholars discussing, how heavy cavalry revolutionized XXI century warfare.
TBH something really useful would look more like a "General Grievous mode" exoskeleton.
Lightsabers would be good too.
I assume once equipped for warfare they'll be packing like a 20mm cannon on the undercarriage, and crap out landmines.
Spitting out drones.
A cannon is good, but a vibro-pike like the old days would do too, imagine a robotic lancer charge at some terrified Muslim idiots.
How long until Voltron?
Jesus fucking christ. These are horses, not lions!
Bet it sucks to ride tbh. I cannot imagine that being more comfortable than a motorcycle of any kind. There has to be better ways for rough terrain than reinventing the wheel. Bet the investors love it though so I suppose mission accomplished.
Why not? Our legs are already better than any wheel could ever get. Why not apply this to robots given they can be good enough
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I kind of don’t know what to say 😳
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