{"id":152806,"date":"2025-03-01T11:53:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T10:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorcycles.news\/?p=152806"},"modified":"2025-03-01T11:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T10:53:24","slug":"honda-presents-pokmon-motorcycle-koraidon-technology-carrier-with-self-balancing-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorcycles.news\/en\/honda-presents-pokmon-motorcycle-koraidon-technology-carrier-with-self-balancing-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Honda presents Pok\u00e9mon motorcycle Koraidon – technology carrier with self-balancing system"},"content":{"rendered":"

Koraidon as a drivable demonstration vehicle<\/h3>\n

Koraidon is a battle and dragon Pok\u00e9mon that plays a special role in the game as a riding and transportation creature.\u00a0 In the original, it can stand on two legs, walk on all fours and even glide.\u00a0 Honda has taken exactly these abilities as a model and transformed Koraidon into a real, functional vehicle.\u00a0 With a height of 2.5 meters and a weight of 303 kilograms (about 668 pounds), the Honda Koraidon roughly corresponds to the dimensions of its virtual role model.<\/p>\n

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Self-balancing technology from motorcycle development<\/h3>\n

In terms of technology, Honda is relying on its in-house self-balancing technology for the project, which was first presented at the CES in Las Vegas in 2017.\u00a0 At that time, the system was demonstrated on a converted NC750X, which was able to balance itself, move forwards and backwards and even follow a person.\u00a0 This technology, known as \u201cHonda Riding Assist\u201d, is now also being used in the Koraidon project.<\/p>\n

According to Honda, thanks to this technology, Koraidon can walk on four legs as well as stand independently on two wheels.\u00a0 This is a function that does not appear in the games, but is used here specifically to demonstrate Honda’s progress in the area of autonomous balance control.<\/p>\n

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Interactive animations and moving details<\/h3>\n

Another highlight of the project is Koraidon’s moving body parts.\u00a0 Hands, legs, neck and face are supposed to change dynamically – depending on the speed.\u00a0 In a special \u201csprinting build\u201d mode, the vehicle is supposed to appear more alive as a result.\u00a0 The idea behind this is to transfer the visual dynamics of a Pok\u00e9mon as realistically as possible into real life.<\/p>\n

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Exhibition at the Honda Welcome Plaza Aoyama<\/h3>\n

Anyone who would like to see Koraidon live will have the opportunity to do so from March 7 to 9, 2025 at the Honda Welcome Plaza Aoyama in Tokyo.\u00a0 However, due to limited space, the vehicle will only be on display there as a stationary model.\u00a0 There will not be a driving demonstration on site.\u00a0 However, the fact that Honda goes into detail about the built-in technologies and the planned functionality in the official announcement suggests that Koraidon will be shown in action on other occasions in the future – possibly in the form of videos or at other events.<\/p>\n

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Between technology carrier and vision of the future<\/h3>\n

Even if the Koraidon project looks like a marketing campaign for Pok\u00e9mon fans at first glance, there is much more to it than that.\u00a0 Honda is not only showing a creative take on a well-known character, but also combining it with state-of-the-art mobility technology.\u00a0 The self-balancing base could also be used in completely different areas in the future – for example in assistive mobility solutions for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n

Only time will tell whether Koraidon is the first step towards mobile mechs or \u201cjust\u201d a creative technology carrier.\u00a0 One thing is clear: Honda is playfully combining pop culture with serious technology and thus providing an insight into possible mobility concepts of tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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