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Project Nomad – Jason Battersby

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Project Nomad – Jason Battersby

What if a vehicle could run off of mother nature? The Nomad is powered by eating the natural vegetation, which is also fed through to the driver. To be used for competitive events, tourism and exploration, the Nomad is agile and aware, using GPS technology to map out the richest vegetation areas for maximum power consumption. Source


Jason Battersby


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  • Luke Barrett
    i've seen something similar to this before - it's called a horse... but nonetheless a cool concept, i like the part about it feeding energy to the rider, dramatically reducing the amount that needs to be carried on a journey.
  • Demetrius
    It's called a *HORSE*. Why re-invent the wheel... umm... hoof?
  • Ornament and Crime
    Ridiculous. Get a horse.
  • Yeah and why bother with planes ? We should ride birds !
  • Demetrius
    Yes ...If there were giant birds that could/would carry people. And, if you had to feed a jet worms and bread crumbs... Planes would *also* be redundant.
  • Stop Hating, Its just a concept people....
  • Lone
    It is just a concept but a visually well developed one at that. And being a a naturally efficient design it could end up in an environment where you couldn't get a horse, ie an airless planet. If Syd Mead had done the same thing youd all have a hand in your pants over it. :|
  • Demetrius
    What's this thing going to "eat" on an airless planet? Fueling it with "natural vegetation" makes it a pointless and redundant concept. At least you could *eat* your horse if the situation got dire enough... The advantage this would have over a horse is that (if) you could fuel it with something you could have where you couldn't have natural vegetation.
  • DB
    My question to industrial designers.. 'how can you actually ''design'' something if you have no technical knowledge of how that thing works?' not looking for controversy, just curious.
  • JJ
    "My question to industrial designers.. 'how can you actually ''design'' something if you have no technical knowledge of how that thing works?' not looking for controversy, just curious."

    Because the world as we (most of us) see it involves a compromise between artistry and engineering. One influences the design or a dream, the other determines its limits and functionality. Imagine how bland and boring our world would be today without industrial designers. Sci fi movies? that would just be "silly". Your sleek touch screen phone?...forget about it. Oh, imagine how great your new car would look?...probably just like your last one.
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