I'm waiting for practical use!I have seen the real thing of the personal mobility "POIMO".

It's too disappointing that I couldn't get on!

The EV bike "POIMO", which is jointly researched by the Kawahara Laboratory, Niiyama Laboratory, and Mercari R4D of the University of Tokyo, expanding with air like air mattresses.In the past, this personal mobility, which has been written in gis mode, was exhibited at Digital Content EXPO2021, so I went to see it.

The beginning of the research is interesting if there is a mobility that can be "ponged by air".

When asked about the development of Mercari R4D researcher Ryosuke Yamamura, who is in charge of the development of POIMO, he said, "If you can create a mobility that can be made when you put air, it can be used when you want to use it, so the body is air, so existing products are air.I wonder if it will be safer than different. "

POIMO is an electric mobility that allows you to ride by putting air into the main unit, so you can do research and mass production cheaply without the need for a mold.For this reason, the development started with the research theme that I thought of as Professor Kawahara of the University of Tokyo, which I had been conducting research, so it could be used for the delivery of Mercari, so I can try it from research.It was said that it was done.

POIMO is made of a complex of cloth and resin, "Drop Stitch Fabric", so one of the features is that it can be created freely.In addition, it has a sturdyness that can not be scratched without using an ice pick.

I touched the POIMO with the air, but it was sturdy or strong, or it was so clicky that I could not imagine that the air was inside.

At present, POIMO, a motorcycle -shaped, can run for 1 hour and 30 minutes at 15km / h.It's pretty fast.

Of course, the speed can be restricted, so it is also experimenting with 5-6 km/h low-speed driving.It is a little faster than the walking speed, so it seems that he is experimenting to use it for Mercari delivery.

After sashimi POIMO, I got it inflated

POIMO had the biggest feature of air.

If it is an electric air, it will take about 20 seconds.Faster than expected!

After using it, it will be the size that can be carried out because it is folded out and folded.

The parts that are needed in POIMO are mainly motors and batteries, but the factory itself is stopped due to the effects of Corona, and it is difficult to procure parts now.

It seems that the business development that ordinary individuals can buy has not yet been decided, but there are also plans to aim for the consumer market in the future.

When asked, "If you put the market, how much is it going to be?" I received an answer, "I want to make it cheaper because there are many people who can't buy it if I go 100,000 yen."I am glad if you can easily buy it at the same price as a bicycle, and it will be faster to get rid of the air, but we support development!

Once the parts procurement starts well and the sales are started, the future that can be moved elegantly with POIMO may come.

Source: POIMO