Kawasaki Shows Off Concept for Rideable Horse Robot

Clop! Clop! No Time to Explain Kawasaki Heavy Industries has shown off a bizarre concept for a ridable, four-legged robotic "horse," dubbed Corleo, that runs on a 150cc hydrogen engine. According to the firm, the horse — which looks more like a gigantic wolf, in our opinion — could traverse uneven terrain thanks to its four independently moving limbs. A wild, almost entirely CGI video shows off what such a creature might one day be capable of, from climbing mountains to leaping over icy crevasses. However, it remains to be seen whether Corleo will ever roam free, especially with the degree of agility seen in the video. By all indications, the project is almost pure vaporware. We haven't even seen a rider actually take it for a spin yet, indicating the contraption is far more hype than reality. And that's a real bummer, considering how fun it'd be to gallop around on a futuristic metal horse. Hop On, Hop Off Kawasaki Heavy Industries unveiled the concept at the Osaka Kansai Expo ... Read full article.