By Andrew J. Hawkins, September 11, 2016
The flatpack Ox is designed for the developing world
A philanthropist asked a racecar designer to make an all-terrain vehicle suitable for humanitarian missions in Africa. The result was the Ox, “the world’s first flatpack truck” — meaning it can be packed up into a flat box and shipped like Ikea furniture.
The truck is absurdly simple to assemble: its designers claim that three people can break it down into 60 parts in just 12 hours.
