Right now, Poimo is just a prototype. But we've never seen anything quite like it before. Instead of bulky metal parts that require welding and complex assembling, Poimo is made from thermoplastic ...

You're looking at the Poimo electric scooter. And believe it or not, it's an inflatable scooter that fits neatly in your backpack. We've all seen electric scooters and electric skateboards, but none ...

It was just this May that we heard about Poimo, an experimental inflatable electric scooter developed at Tokyo University. Well, its designers have now unveiled a custom-fit version that would be made ...

Dozens of people riding scooters down urban sidewalks sounds like a recipe for disaster, but what if all those scooters were inflatables? In that world, potential crashes would be more like games of ...

In a little more than a minute, it’s possible to pull this new lightweight inflatable scooter out of a bag, fill it with air, and then start riding down the street. Poimo, short for “portable and ...

There's something inherently exciting about the idea of having some little vehicle you can carry almost anywhere and just deploy as needed. Boom: You're riding something, instead of walking like a ...

Personal mobility has seen progress in leaps and bounds in recent months, and while most effort seems to be focused on the e-bike segment, electric scooters have also been getting attention.

We've seen our share of portable ebikes, but this adorable little cutie takes things to the next level. Presented at this year's ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing, Poimo (POrtable and ...

Electric scooters. Everybody hates them. Even the people who use them hate them when they're not using them. And what's not to hate? Clueless people whizzing around on the sidewalk going way too fast ...

An inflatable e-scooter compact enough to be stored inside a commuter's backpack has been unveiled in Japan. The Poimo, developed by the University of Tokyo, can be inflated in just over a minute, ...

What does the future of transportation look like? All electric cars? High-speed trains? Hoverboards? Or will we all be zipping around on inflatable motorcycles? That last one might sound like a Mad ...