6/28/2009

The 3Yen has covered the previously-named iSwing, which has been now renamed the “i-REAL” and repurposed for security patrols and visitor assistance at at Nagoya’s airport starting June 27. Read more about the i-Real electric vehicles here (machine translation).

The iSwing was named by Time magazine as one of the ”coolest inventions” of 2005 as part of the magazine’s ”The Most Amazing Inventions” issue. However until now the invention was not sold because it cannot pass any safety regulations. Tokyo reworked from a 4-wheel into a 3-wheel vehicle so it could pass as a “wheelchair” but as it is now it is only legal as a golf cart for use on private property (such as an airport).