You don’t have to have a split personality or Christian Bale’s weird Batman voice to masquerade as a Marvel superhero (or villain).  All you need is a steel set and the newest incarnation of the motorbike: the “Deus ex Machina” bike suit.

 Invented by mad scientist (and student at the Art Center College of Design) Jake Loniak, the D.e.M. is effectively a motorcycle you wear…

 Emblazoned with the Yamaha brand, the D.e.M. will go from zero to sixty mph in three seconds operating like an extension of one’s body.  With a top speed of 75 mph, the exo-skeleton inspired design centers on receiving both power and steering from 36 pneumatic muscles, 2 linear actuators and an attached helmet.  Never before has the phrase, “In the driver’s seat” meant so much. 

 The D.e.M., as one would expect from a super hero’s mode of transportation, is green.  The engine is electrical and runs for one hour off a measly fifteen-minute charge.  So now you can save the heroine, the day, and the world all while leaving little to no impact on the environment.  Isn’t technology great?

 The Deus ex Machina is a thrilling, yet slightly terrifying concept that I’m not sure I’d be willing to try – but then again, I was always more enamored with Aquaman and his adventures.  More on that later…