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Never ones to let an economic downturn get them down, Japanese researchers have created yet another bizarre robot that will probably never reach U.S. shores. The bots, shaped like large tiles, measure the pressure of your step and determine where you'll next place your foot, according to Popular Science. They then scoot to that spot on the floor, giving you the sensation of walking in place. Picture walking the wrong direction on a moving sidewalk but much, much slower.
Researcher Hiroo Iwata admitted to Popular Science that there's not really a practical use for the moving tiles, aside from creating the sensation of walking in a virtual reality simulator. But if Iwata ever wanted to sell the robots, that dude from Jamiroquai would pay a fortune for them. [From: Popular Science, via Neatorama]
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Subscribe to commentsRudySep 23rd 2009 8:04AM
And how is this device is useful . . . .?
GipionocheiyortSep 23rd 2009 8:52AM
I've seen this before. The intention is to use this in conjunction with a virtual reality system in order to let you actually walk without wandering into a wall or into traffic.
Doesn't look like they have the speed working up to par for the actual application yet though.
Dominican BoySep 23rd 2009 8:22AM
lmao. I swear the japanese are something special. they keep inventing such cool stuff for no reason. Even though people wouldnt really buy it just goes to show what you can do when you have people that just want to build cool stuff and be creative. They are going to be the ones that build all our futuristic tech i just know it.