At Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kawasaki has surprised with the debut of CORLEO, a quadricycle personal mobility vehicle that redefines travel in natural terrain. This machine fuses robotic engineering and the Japanese company’s motorcycle expertise to offer a new way of getting around: with stability, advanced sensing and clean propulsion.
CORLEO employs a system inspired by natural biomechanics
CORLEO moves on four robotic legs equipped with rubber hulls that absorb irregularities in the terrain. This architecture allows it to climb rocky surfaces or cross meadows with total stability. In addition, it incorporates a hydrogen-powered power unit, which generates electricity for each leg independently.
Control is achieved through sensors on the footpegs and handlebars, detecting changes in the rider’s weight. This intuitive form of navigation seeks to generate a sense of unity and immediate response, key to safe travel on unconventional roads. The system also projects night routes on the terrain by means of visible markers.
Kawasaki leverages its industrial expertise by combining two worlds: advanced robotics and a passion for motorcycles. CORLEO is an example of how personal machines can expand into new categories of sensory mobility. Alongside this model, the ALICE Rail system will also be on display, allowing visualization of how the public transport modules of the future will be connected.
Kawasaki’s role in Osaka Expo 2025
With its active participation in Yumeshima, the brand seeks to convey the event’s motto “Impulse to Move” with a technological proposal that responds to the challenges of sustainability, efficiency and driving pleasure. CORLEO is not a decorative prototype, but a viable proposal for real environments, with advanced exploration and connectivity capabilities. Want a closer look at CORLEO? Check out this “robotic beast” in the video below.
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