A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
Check out this new mashup by Japanese coder Ryo Katsuma. It has a lot of potential. It takes the exercising aspect of the Wii and combines it with virtual tourism, by using Google Maps with the Wii Remote to create a virtual jogging or walking experience.
Continue reading… “Take A Virtual Tour Using A Wii And Google Maps”
It gets harder to get around when you get old, which is why things like walkers and mart carts exist. But Honda wants to make getting around easier with some fancy new technology, which is why it’s introduced some new robo-leg walkers. (Pics)
Continue reading… “Honda’s New Robo-Legs”
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Sure, when the oil shortage becomes oil-no-more, it would be nice to drive around in search of fuel like Mad Max, but what would be even better is to have your own movable home to wander the wasteland in. Something on legs that can roam anywhere. Something like this. But faster.
Continue reading… “The Walking House”
Tired of your iPod running out of power? A Japanese company says it has found a way to charge portable gadgets just by walking.
Telecoms giant NTT is developing shoes that generate electricity as you walk.
Continue reading… “Power Portable Gadgets Just By Walking”
There aren’t many robot shows that make it really big around the world. However, Robo Japan, a yearly robotic fiesta, is one that has a marked identity – and Robo Japan 2008 has seen some exquisite robots revealed, from a dancing ASIMO to a square shaped magic carpet.
Continue reading… “Robotic Spider Chair”
The simple pedometer has been given a makeover. Fitbit, a startup based in San Francisco, has built a small, unobtrusive sensor that tracks a person’s movement 24 hours a day to produce a record of her steps taken, her calories burned, and even the quality of her sleep. Data is wirelessly uploaded to the Web so that users can monitor their activity and compare it with that of their friends.
Continue reading… “Fitbit Tracks Activities And Sleep 24/7”
Honda has been working on a device that helps elderly people with weak leg muscles, walk with conviction. The device just fits on your hips and thighs which help support your walking. Honda began looking into this technology way back in 1999 and have since researched it immensely and are in the feasibility stage.
Continue reading… “Device To Help Elderly Walk”
Honda will showcase an experimental model of a walking assist device which could support walking for the elderly and other citizens with weakened leg muscles, at the worldly Trade Fair on Barrier Free Equipments & Rehabilitation for the Elderly & the Disabled (BARRIER FREE 2008) which will be held at Intex Osaka, Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27, 2008.
Continue reading… “Walking Assist By Honda”
Yes, it actually works, but that doesn’t mean its practical. More of a form of functional art. Video after the jump.
Continue reading… “The Walking Shoe Bike”
