Watch: Kawasaki unveils hydrogen-powered ROBOTIC ‘HORSE’ that looks like a SCI-FI WOLF

In a move that blurs the line between sci-fi fantasy and engineering ambition, Kawasaki Heavy Industries has unveiled a concept robot called Corleo — a rideable, four-legged mechanical beast powered by a 150cc hydrogen engine. But before you start planning your cyber-cowboy adventures, there’s a catch: it’s mostly CGI vaporware—for now.

Revealed at the Osaka Kansai Expo, Corleo is marketed as a futuristic robot "horse," though it has a definite cyber-wolf-meets-Horizon-Zero-Dawn vibe. The concept promises agility, with four independently controlled limbs designed to handle rugged terrain like mountains and icy crevasses—at least in the animated sizzle reel Kawasaki showcased.

Reality check? The real-life prototype hasn’t done much more than stretch its legs in slow motion on the expo floor. No one’s ridden it yet. No high-speed gallops. No mountain scaling. Just a very cool, very still robot wolf-horse-thing.

While Kawasaki's promotional video shows Corleo bounding over cliffs and navigating extreme landscapes, critics (and Reddit users) are calling it out as all style, no saddle. One commenter on r/motorcycles dubbed it “a late April Fool’s joke,” capturing the skepticism buzzing around the web.

Still, Corleo isn’t the first robot mount in development. China’s Xiaopeng Motors previously demoed a rideable unicorn for kids, and other companies have been playing with minivan-sized robo-rhinos that can carry multiple passengers. So the robotic rodeo might not be so far off after all.

Alongside Corleo, Kawasaki also showcased ALICE, a modular, smart train system designed to fight congestion and boost urban mobility—proving the company’s futurist agenda isn’t all about wild robo-steeds.

Until we see someone actually hop on and take Corleo for a spin, though, it remains more of a tech fantasy than functional transport. But hey, one can dream of galloping across a post-apocalyptic wasteland on a hydrogen-powered metal wolf, right?