11-07-2025
Honda to roll out motorized chair, aiming to avoid Segway's fate
Honda is offering test rides in its Uni-One at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka. (Photo by Shoya Okinaga)
SHOYA OKINAGA
TOKYO -- Honda Motor will start offering its Uni-One motorized chair to businesses from autumn, hoping that hands-free ease of use will help the wheelchair-like device succeed where the headline-grabbing Segway once failed.
Honda is offering test rides at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, with up to about 50 slots per day of 15 minutes each outdoors. Some visitors come to the expo just to take the chair for a spin.
