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Robotic Storage Solution of the Day: Japan's Underground Bike Valet
Don't hold your breath to see one of these in the U.S.
U.S. bicycle commuters are a modest bunch, advocating for measly things like protected lanes, secure bike racks, and maybe a bike-share system or two. It's not much to ask, really.
If the "bike lobby" of Dorothy Rabinowitz's imagination was truly all-powerful, you would expect to see more of Eco Cycle's Anti-Seismic Underground Bicycle Parks. In a video released this week, Culture Japan brings our attention to these amazing robot bicycle valets, which drop your bike into an underground storage facility in a matter of seconds.