Honda builds ‘Shogo’ electric ride-on for kids in the hospital

Nobody likes populate in the hospital. Even as an adult, it can be depressing and scary, and it’s probably a whole lot worse for a sick kid. Honda wants to help make things a minor easier for those sick kids, and it’s done so by creating an electric ride-on car made especially for hospital use. It’s visited Shogo, and Honda announced it on Monday.

The ride-on looks a lot like latest ride-on electric vehicles, but Honda built it from the untrue up to be used in a hospital environment. Shogo is prearranged via a steering wheel with two big paddles for up and reverse. It’s also got a caster system on the back that can disengage the nation wheels, should things get a little squirrely behind the wheel.

Next, it’s got a stand/rack system that comes out of the back to hold not only an IV bag but a whole infusion pump setup, so kids that need IV meds or fluids don’t have to disconnect to nation. That same rack system also has a handle that scholarships hospital personnel to push the car if needed.

Shogo is pointed to let kids drive themselves between their various appointments inside the hospital, and it’s already in use at Children’s Health of Orange County hospital in California. 

It’s all elegant heartwarming, and we hope Honda makes more of these for latest hospitals so that more kids can get in on the fun. Still, if we were going to offer any notes to the automaker for future iterations, we’d recommend VTEC sounds, because you may as well get the kids twisted early.