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Why do they use a walking motion, vs planting your feet while using the motors? Why keep batteries in the shoes instead of a back or fanny pack? The staggered
by seniorsassycat 4y ago
Why do they use a walking motion, vs planting your feet while using the motors?
Why keep batteries in the shoes instead of a back or fanny pack?
The staggered wheels to handle cracks and bumps without large wheels seems like a good innovation, would they work with unpowered skates?
- xur17 4y ago> Why do they use a walking motion, vs planting your feet while using the motors? It sounds like they're using walking speed as a control (walk faster, wheels move faster, walk slower, wheels move slower).
- Too 4y agoThe walking motion obviously adds the normal walking speed on top of whatever the motor puts in. On top of that I bet most of the forward rolling motion actually comes from you yourself putting in force by walking, not from the motor pushing forward. The wheels then just continue coasting. Most likely the motor just providing balance and preventing the wheels from rolling backwards as you push forward, like an advanced version of the under grip on cross-country-skis. Planting the feet to only rely on motor force would significantly reduce the distance and with both feet next to each other increase the likelihood of face plants when hitting small obstacles.