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  • New Japanese Vehicle: Hallucigenia01

    06/11/2006 4:59:45 PM PDT · by G. Stolyarov II · 2 replies · 340+ views
    RisingSunofNihon ^ | June 11, 2006 | Dr. Bill Belew
    I admit, I wasn't overly impressed with Yamanaka Shunji's various designs until I read the specs on this one. It is an eight-wheeled vehicle that he and Chiba Institute of Technology's Furuta Takayuki designed. Nissan also pitched in to see how robotics and automobile technology can get along. The vehicle can make a 360-degree circle, move diagonally, and - get this - even climb stairs. I am guilty, too. I have often accused the Japanese of not being very creative. They are amazing at copying and approving on previous designs -- and then mass-producing them while maintaining quality. But my...