Yahoo Autos The Honda Shogo is a fun way for kids to navigate hospitals
Back in 2021, Honda developed a small electric car for children to use exclusively in hospitals. Medical facilities can be scary places, especially for kids, but the friendly car, called Shogo, was designed to make moving around in them a more pleasant experience. It was originally used in just one hospital, but now Honda is making the Shogo available nationwide.
Introduced at Children's Health of Orange County (CHOC), the Shogo is a single-seat vehicle about the size of a child's electric ride-on toy. It was engineered for children ages 4 to 9, who can steer and control the stop and go functions of the car. A nurse or caregiver controls the speed, which can be limited from 1 to 5 mph.
There are no doors, so children can easily enter and exit the car, and a small compartment at the front can hold accompanying toys that the driver brings. The Shogo also includes a cupholder, a horn with different sound options, and a space for a customizable license plate that displays the name of each driver. It's meant to be a ray of sunshine for our littlest patients dealing with hospitalization and illness.
