Robot bicycle valets save parking space in Japan

A new automatic parking service that stores bicycles in an underground space could be the solution for saving parking space in the crowded cities of Japan.

Construction company Giken came with the idea of storing hundreds of bicycles in Tokyo’s underground using a system called Eco Cycle – a robot system which stores bicycles underground in a 11 meter deep well. Each well can hold 200 bicycles as long as the length of the bicycle is more than 1400mm and less than 1900mm long and weighs less than 30Kg.