Future Products

Future Products

The future of mobility

Produced by
DENSO

We provide transformative mobility solutions that not only fulfill intellectual curiosity but also unlock new human potential, fostering self-growth and self-actualization in both the real and virtual worlds. Our innovations empower people to explore new insights and make groundbreaking discoveries.

Product

PalMobi

An intelligent and adaptive mobility system, your lifelong partner

Outline

PalMobi is more than just a mode of transport; it stays by its owner’s side, engaging in conversations through a personal AI named FureAI (from the Japanese word ‘fureai,’ meaning deep connection and interaction) ultimately becoming a lifelong partner.


It morphs into different modes of transportation based on its owner’s mental state, sparks curiosity, and encourages new discoveries.

It can also connect with other PalMobis, allowing owners to interact with and be inspired by other AIs while traveling together.

Specifications
“Core” form:

approximately 200 mm in diameter—almost identical in size to a human face.

PalMobi’s exterior reflects the owner’s preferences, ranging from inorganic, stylish designs to more inviting, approachable ones. It is capable of moving freely—even floating—and feels as light as a balloon.

“Mobility” form:

PalMobi’s dimensions change depending on the number of occupants (from a single occupant to multiple occupants), as well as the environment and other conditions. It is comparable in size to a current-day car; however, due to the use of lightweight materials and air inflation, it weighs only about 10 kg.

Features
1) Communication functions
  • PalMobi is equipped with a personal AI, FureAI, capable of engaging in conversation both orally and via brain-machine interface.
  • It sparks curiosity by transforming into different shapes according to the owner’s feelings, as well as the prevailing location, environment, and culture.
  • The PalMobi AIs of different owners can interact, allowing owners to discover each other’s interests. Multiple PalMobi can also communicate with each other to create shared-use mobility, leading to inspiring new discoveries and co-creation.
2) Transformation functions
  • The core of the product houses PalMobi’s driving mechanism, and an outer skin made of lightweight, inflatable materials that can transform into various mobility shapes. These materials define PalMobi’s fundamental form.
  • PalMobi can be customized to create a unique design that harmonizes with diverse environments and cultures. A variety of traceable standard parts and custom 3D-printed parts are available at mini-factories, known as “Stations,” which are located in both urban and suburban areas. These parts and various materials—including natural materials and traditional crafts—can then be fitted to PalMobi using automated assembly robots or by the owners themselves.

Product

KizunaLoid

A body suit designed to augment the five senses and enhance physical capabilities

Outline

KizunaLoid is a human augmentation suit that works similarly to muscles and nerves; it can be easily controlled at will, and boosts the wearer’s senses, enabling them to see things beyond human perception and hear sounds beyond human hearing. By freeing the wearer’s body from physical and mental constraints, the suit enables new forms of self-expression and greater self-understanding. The wearer can also experience the sensations of other humans and animals, fostering deeper mutual understanding.

Specifications
  • Like clothes and shoes—or even skin and muscles—the suit is designed to fit the contours of the human body.
  • It is human-sized, made from reasonably thick fabric (with changeable texture).
Features
1) Physical augmentation
  • Functional parts, including mechanical arms, that enhance physical capabilities can be attached to joints such as the shoulder, hip, elbow, and knee.
  • The suit hardens to protect the wearer’s body during impacts or when exerting power beyond what the human body can withstand.
  • The shape and materials of the functional parts are designed using body design software.
2) Sensual augmentation
  • The suit is equipped with a brain-machine interface instead of headphones.
  • The cap is equipped with AR goggles and a mask that can be instantly attached to further enhance the wearer’s senses. Various styles of caps, goggles, and masks are available.
3) Prosthetic legs
  • KizunaLoid can connect with prosthetic legs and be controlled at will, even by users with prosthetic limbs.
  • In activities such as dancing and sports that require dynamic movements, KizunaLoid allows even prosthetic limb wearers to engage in new forms of self-expression that surpass the natural limits of the human body.
Example uses:
  • By enhancing human sight, the suit allows even wearers with nyctophobia to parkour through tunnels.
  • Wearers can swim underwater with the speed of a dolphin, and use echolocation to recognize and avoid obstacles.
  • Functional parts, like arms fitted with sensory organs that mimic those of other animals, connect with the wearer’s own sensory organs, enabling them to experience the world in unprecedented ways and making movement more enjoyable.

Product

Bubble Link

Mobility for virtual worlds

Outline

Bubble Link is a virtual mobility platform designed to make travel within virtual worlds more enjoyable. It offers clarity and peace of mind, deepening user immersion and creating an experience that feels even more real than reality.

Specifications
  • Bubble Link is primarily *1 designed for use in virtual worlds.
  • Bubble Link can assume any shape within the virtual world.

*1 By using XR/AR, Bubble Link can be overlaid onto real-world environments.

Features
1) Scope of use
  • For traveling between the real and virtual worlds, as well as for warping between different virtual worlds and traveling within a virtual world.
2) Performance
  • Bubble Link connects to devices worn by the user, allowing them to travel freely*2. – Choose between manual or automated driving modes.
  • It can even automatically take you on a virtual world cruise tour without requiring a destination.

*2 Rules and restrictions imposed by the manager of the virtual world must be obeyed

3) Understanding and reassurance
  • Both the user’s location and the movements and warping of others can be visualized inside the Bubble.
  • “Enter” and “Exit*3” the Bubble to warp between the real world and a virtual world.
  • Stay close to a Bubble that displays the desired destination in order to warp within a single virtual world.
  • Adjust the transparency of the Bubble and its membrane thickness to vary the amount of stimuli and information received.

*3 When “entering,” a new Bubble appears; when “exiting,” the Bubble bursts and disappears.

4) Encouraging and making travel more enjoyable
  • Bubble Link encourages people to bring Bubbles together and travel, fostering exploration and warping.
  • Bubbles float, meaning they can be encountered randomly anywhere.
  • AI can suggest destinations tailored to individual users.
5) Interactions and co-creation
  • Multiple users can enter the same Bubble.
  • Uses can combine elements from their own worlds to co-create new spaces.

Three mobility products that stimulate intellectual curiosity