Kids are getting involved with Toyota’s Camatte Capsule Trailer
The Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) aims to bring the family together by redefining what it means to keep it simple in the trailer and camper industry.
The Camatte Capsule is currently being exhibited at the International Tokyo Toy Show (9-12 June 2016) to show off the interior space of this new design, which can be customised as a joint activity for parents and children to share.
The trailer will be transformed into a house and children will be able to design the interior using three screens and a specially designed app that comes equipped with the Camatte Capsule.
“Thanks to the application, six different colour patterns can be projected – and then a total of eight different objects can be added inside the trailer. Among other items, visitors will find a bed, a basketball hoop and a toolbox. The design then gets projected on three of the trailer’s walls and Toyota believes parents and kids will be able to discuss designs envisioned by the small ones,” says the Toyota Motor Corporation.
Toyota has been exhibiting various types of Camatte vehicles at the Tokyo Toy Show since 2012, but this is the first time that children can explore interior options.
The show will also feature several of Toyota’s previous Camatte concepts, including the Sora from 2012, 57s (2013) and Hajime (2015), giving visitors, young and old, the chance to think about the future of cars and motoring with hands-on experience.
Toyota Sora: Toyota’s first Camatte concept to be exhibited. A small car that children can drive and customise with easily removable body panels in different colours. The 57s feature more complex bodywork, with 57 detachable small panels that can be assembled like a jigsaw puzzle.
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The Camatte Lab (2014): lets children display drawings they created on the bonnet and is designed to give them a close-up look at the car’s inner workings. Last year the Hajime was presented together with Camatte Vision, which uses augmented reality technology to let children enjoy the simulated experience of specifying their car’s design, then driving it through town.
Source: Toyota South Africa Motors