Articles tagged with: Keio University
Eliica Goes Vrooooooooming By
Posted in Automobile, Car, Luxury on 16 November 2008
Posted in Automobile, Car, Luxury on 16 November 2008
Too goofy becomes cool! Yep, that is the funda if the Japanese electric car Eliica is anything to go by! Designed by a team of students led by Professor Hiroshi Shimizu at Keio University, Tokyo, the Electric Lithium-Ion Car (ELIICA) prototype has been around since 2003.
The design of the car is absoultely unique. It comprises of eight wheels with the axles one in front of the other. All four tires in the front turn simultaneously to give a good steering radius. Now they are working on giving the same edge to the rear wheels for easy parallel parking.
Elite Find of the Day: Kage Roi Stems Ideas Via Voice Recognition
Posted in Designer, Elite Find of the Day, Furniture on 27 June 2008
Posted in Designer, Elite Find of the Day, Furniture on 27 June 2008
Featured above is a programmed idea-generating boardroom that can be the prerequisite of any brainstorming conference room. Designed by Japanese IT group Kayac, in association with researchers from Keio University in Japan, the system eavesdrops and detects what’s going inside via voice recognition ...
