XOR’s X02 Urban Transformer is more Vespa than Wheeljack

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We can’t all be a Witwicky, owning a badass robot able to change from sportscar to hulking humanoid. Some of us have to aim a little lower; enter the XOR X02 Urban Transporter. It’s an electric scooter that can fold into a little cube for easy storage (shown after the break) and attaches to a luggage cart to be wheeled away — just keep in mind that at 50kg (110lbs) it’s not hardly…


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