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Wired made a video of it here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe4CHWulnDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe4CHWulnDs that gave a good idea of what it's like u
by ss48 4y ago
Wired made a video of it here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe4CHWulnDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe4CHWulnDs that gave a good idea of what it's like using them.
- odysseus 4y agoGood overview. $1400+tax though, wow. That "speed walker" he was racing against really looked like he was running ...
- Spivak 4y agoAs long as both feet aren't in the air at the same time it's walking.
- gamegoblin 4y agoThe main thing that separates speed walking ("race walking") from running is that you must always have a point of contact with the ground. That said, I've seen some articles of high speed video taken of pro race walkers and basically all of them have tiny moments where both feet are off the ground. Just not egregious enough for a referee to detect. In general, seems like a really contrived sport, but to each his own...
- 0cf8612b2e1e 4y agoWalter White has real opinions on people who lift their feet off the ground: https://youtu.be/JVBN7NAIrfg https://youtu.be/JVBN7NAIrfg
- gcanyon 4y agoI once read an interview with a writer/producer on Malcolm who said early on they realized there wasn't anything Bryan Cranston wouldn't do. They specifically tried to come up with things for Hal to do to challenge Cranston, and he never said no.
- quinndexter 4y agoThe way I heard it, the writers had a game called "What won't Bryan Cranston do?" that quickly morphed into "What can't Bryan Cranston do?"
- baby 4y agoI was like, wait that malcolm thing is real? Lol
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- bumby 4y agoSpeed walking looks like "I need to find a restroom, pronto" walking
- nidnogg 4y agoI would love to see this $1400 AI-powered drive-train toolkit swim through the average public restroom floor
- RajT88 4y agoMade for a good Cary Grant film.
- colordrops 4y agoI think it's technically walking as long as one foot is always on the ground.
- gcanyon 4y agoThere are other requirements: the lead knee has to be straight from the moment the foot touches the ground to when the knee passes under the body. (or something like that)
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- notJim 4y ago$1400 doesn't seem that bad for the very first product of this type compared to other e-mobility stuff. E-bikes can cost around that price point (and way more of course) and they're a mature category. Scooters are much cheaper of course, but again, this is the first product of this type.
- tootie 4y agoYeah it was impressive. The reviewer was comfortable very quickly and was able traverse real city streets without incident. It looks a really clever design.
- iLoveOncall 4y agoWow they make a huge amount of noise when moving, just that is a deal breaker for me to be honest.
- bwag 4y agoI was wondering how they could traverse rough terrain like gravel. That video explains how the overlapping wheels makes that possible. Why not go with a "tank tread" type design? Maybe in a future hiking version.
- pedalpete 4y agoI'm assuming different wheels are accelerating at slightly different speeds so you aren't hitting the pavement with a tread going at full speed. It needs to adjust to the different speed of your gait at different points of your step. That's why the "tank tread" likely wouldn't work here.
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- virtualritz 4y agoThe video gets the numbers wrong. The website claims 2.5x walking speed. That's a 150% increase, not 250% as the Wired video claims in the 1st 30 secs.
- nhinck2 4y agoThe website says 250% increase.
- pfych 4y agoWas surprising to see how quickly the host figured out how to walk in them. I thought there would be a massive learning curve but he seemed like he was able to hit real streets (with potholes/bad paving) pretty quickly and confidently!
- baby 4y agoOne of the comments there says that they will be really useful in warehouses. That sounds about right, unless robots replace humans faster
- justinator 4y agoNo. There's a lot of climbing up stairs, pulling on things, and stopping quickly to stay out of the way of multi-ton vehicles with dangerous pointy things on the front (forklifts). Your feet hurt enough walking on miles of concrete all day, these would not even pass safety standards, falling is already too much of a hazard to want a fancy roller skate on one's feet.
- asdff 4y agoFor some warehouses they already use bikes.
- Rebelgecko 4y agoAm I just cynical or were there some troubling cuts in this video? For example the camera cuts once right before he attempts the stopping distance test, and again right before he goes into a pothole on the street
- hansonkd 4y agoI noticed that too. Almost no videos of him stopping. Even with a normal "fast walk" pace it can be a problem slowing yourself down on a sidewalk if someone unexpectedly turns or if you didn't see the pile a dog owner (or from a human in SF) didn't pick up in front of you until its too late. It's also troubling that you have to "signal" the boots to turn into "lock mode" for stairs. Seems like potential for user error there as you have to slow down, then awkwardly turn your foot in just the right way in order to start your ascent on the stairs. To be fair it looks like you wont necessarily slip if you dont engage the "lock mode" but it also seems weird that a lock mode would even be necessary.