Do you know what made the Toyota Motors number one in the automobile industry? It is because they always lead on all aspects, especially in innovating new devices and automotive electronics that will better the transportation segment. The Winglet, which is a standing-position personal transport assistance robot, is its most recent invention. This will solve the problems of congested traffics on many nations, as well as to those that needs a safe but mobile life.

The Toyota Winglet is 10.4 inches by 18 inches footprint that has a stand the will complement different heights. A 1.5 inches stand, which is dubbed as the Small Winglet, will be available for kids or adults that stand slightly lower than the average height. This model can take a rider to a five-kilometer (5km) jaunt at six (6) kilometers per hour (km/h) maximum riding speed. There will also be a medium stand with a height of 2.2 inches for average tall people. And since this innovation is a potential global success and is projected to be exported to key nations and markets, it will also be available in large models. This will have a handle of 3.7 feet high and will share the same 10 km ride of 6 km/h cruising speed with the medium model.

This modern personal mobile assistance robot is very effective as the user will be able to control it by simply shifting weight. One can make use of it when going from one place to another or turn on one alley to another by putting the weight on the left or right foot area. Although Toyota projects production kick not until 2010, its models will be tested not later the autumn. This will begin in the Central Japan International Airport near Nagoya and Laguna Gamagori resort while progressively move in more crowded environments by 2009.

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