Honda, under the supervision of The Pokémon Company, has launched the “Honda Koraidon Project”, recently exposed on the occasion of the “Honda Welcome Plaza Aoyama”. During the event the brand has presented it as a base from which to create the mobility of the future with the unique experiences and technologies of Honda in the form of Koraidon, a legendary Pokémon that appears in the game “Pokémon Scarlet”, the video game released in 2022, with the cooperation of The Pokémon Company.
“Honda Koraidon Project”: “Honda’s devotion makes children’s dreams come true”
In 2024, the Toyota Engineering Society created the “Toyota Miraidon” with the message of his project: “Adult devotion makes children’s dreams come true”. The Honda Koraidon project was born with the idea that Honda could create a Koraidon that was exclusively Honda, based on the commitment to monozukuri (the art of manufacturing) transmitted by Toyota Miraidon.
The project consists of approximately 40 engineers that were selected under the motto “Honda’s devotion makes children’s dreams come true”. In this way, the team applied design philosophy and simulation technology cultivated by the Honda motorcycle business over the years.
Innovative Research Excellence self -assessment technology will also be incorporated into Honda Koraidon to express the world of Koraidon game as much as possible in a form that reflects the vision of Honda mobility.
At this point, the Japanese brand has made an almost real -size reproduction of the Koraidon shape, both by weight and size, to the slightest detail. This will use its patented self -assebrium technology to allow Honda Koraidon to walk on all fours and stand on two wheels, something that is not seen in the game.
This equilibrium technology was released worldwide as Honda Riding Assist in CES 2017, and was previously developed by applying self -assessment technology tested in Humanoid Robots in Asimo. The Japanese firm will apply this technology to make the “Sprinting Build” from Koraidon:
- Ability to walk in Sprinting Build and stay erect using balance control technology
- The hands and legs, neck and facial movements of Honda Koraidon will change along with their sprint speed, expressing dynamism.
- Planning to reproduce the movement of the face, eyes and eyelids.
