Robotic Workhorse

   Industry 4.0 makes the companies to envision a future in which multiple robotics devices work together as a system to make human life better. 3E stands for Empower, Experience and Empathy, which the Japanese automaker sees as the three ways robotics can enhance our daily lives.

   The 3E-D18 is an autonomous off-road workhorse device based on Honda's ATV chassis but with a customizable rail system in place of a seat or handlebars. The D18 makes use of AI to get around, while serving a broad range of work activities. Its four-wheel-drive electric powertrain, short ATV wheelbase and virtually indestructible airless tires should help it to climb obstacles and get to hard-to-reach places.

   Honda's vision is that the 3E-D18 could be used by construction crews, firefighters, medical purposes, search and rescue and other rough-and-tumble enterprises that need heavy lifting done. The rail system can accommodate a variety of equipment chosen to fit the job and the GPS and sensor-based AI allows the D18 to guide itself through the environment. The variety of attachments will transform the D18 into a robot machine that will increase the efficiency of your production whether it is used for excavating purposes in a construction area or for agriculture purposes.

   The future where the robot will work with us is close and there are definitely a lot of companies that envisions the same dream. Honda for once more innovates, makes a step closer to the future and gives the chance in humanity to expand its human potential not by conflicting with robots but working with them.