Exoskeleton Wearable Motorcycle - Deus Ex Machina

Designed by Jake Loniak, who at the time studied the art center college of design in pasadena, California, which is well known for their car designs, however the new motorcycle design program is becoming just as well known. View the video here


The project that is making news there is Jake Loniak’s standing motorcycle concept, he called ‘deus ex machina’. It allows riders to "wear" and control the motorcycle. It manoeuvres based on the rider’s movements, adjusting 36 pneumatic muscles. As the speed progress, the body of the rider is also lowered - making it as if riding under the bike.

“It’s like riding two skateboards at once, but stable, because the machine supports the rider’s body,” Loniak explains. These two skateboards, however, would be powered by lithium-ion batteries and ultracapacitors and capable of hitting 75 mph. “I never envisioned this as a commuter,” he says. “This is a sport bike.”

Although at this stage is only concept and computer illustration, Loniak convinced that with time and engineering work, a working prototype can be built - as the technology is already here. [Popsci & Green Car Design]