TOKYO—Here's a scooter worth getting pumped about. Japanese research institute Mercari R4D and the University of Japan are jointly developing a portable scooter with an inflatable body made from ...

You might've come across foldable bikes before, but this new prototype e-scooter goes one step further. The eco-friendly scooter, called Poimo, was developed by the University of Tokyo and, unlike ...

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 ...

The Japanese are never short of ideas when it comes to innovation. After unveiling a first prototype this spring, the University of Tokyo is now presenting a new version of its “poimo” concept ...

In the quest for the ultimate compact city commuter, a team at Tokyo University has come up with an inflatable scooter that fits inside a backpack. Called Poimo (portable and inflatable mobility), the ...

Electric scootersare a familiar sight, thanks in part to companies such as Bird and Lime that make it easy to ride around town. But what if you had a scooter you could fold like a sweater and stuff ...

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, ...

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.

The Poimo is designed for short journeys (Picture: University of Tokyo) Micro scooters and electric scooters are the scourge of any city pedestrian, and not just because they whizz past you, knocking ...