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bawolff 3y ago
Everyone in the video looks like they are walking funny, which kind of makes me wonder if it works if you walk normally?
- huhtenberg 3y ago
  It's a tech demo. It's not quite there yet.
- tasty_freeze 3y ago
  It is impressive tech, but you are right, it looks like the person has sh*t their pants and are gingerly trying to get to the bathroom.
  - mastersummoner 3y ago
    Burst out laughing so hard I startled my baby, thanks for that
- colordrops 3y ago
  It looks like it's limited in speed.
  - croes 3y ago
    It's the first version
    - michaelmrose 3y ago
      How do you make it fast without accidentally throwing people on their ass or ripping their fingers off if they trip?
      - scotty79 3y ago
        How do people not fall of treadmills running at full speed?
- hgs3 3y ago
  It looks like their shuffling not walking.
- smegger001 3y ago
  Quiet possible a balance issue. When walking you are moving you mass forward this pushes your feet backwards I would imagine that if not carful it could cause you to fall
- thomastjeffery 3y ago
  Walking normally would probably result in you falling forward. This is basically like walking on ice, except you slip more slowly, and you also un-slip (your feet are actively moved) occasionally to recenter. That limits both the speed you can pretend to walk, and the speed at which you can be moved back to center; because both relative movements are working against your natural balance. You will never be able to work with or against the inertia of your body weight. That is the core limitation of any treadmill.
- coffeebeqn 3y ago
  If you walked at normal pace and stride I bet you’d just walk straight off the mat
- throwaway765123 3y ago
  Pretty sure it's because this demo floor is so small - in the clips of two people on the mat at once you can see if they took larger steps they'd physically step off the mat. I hesitate to assume what it feels like, but I imagine larger area mats may allow more natural steps
danmaz74 3y ago
For the lazy, from minute 3:28

Everyone in the video looks like they are walking funny, which kind of makes me wonder if it works if you walk normally?

huhtenberg 3y ago
It's a tech demo. It's not quite there yet.
tasty_freeze 3y ago
It is impressive tech, but you are right, it looks like the person has sh*t their pants and are gingerly trying to get to the bathroom.
- mastersummoner 3y ago
  Burst out laughing so hard I startled my baby, thanks for that
colordrops 3y ago
It looks like it's limited in speed.
- croes 3y ago
  It's the first version
  - michaelmrose 3y ago
    How do you make it fast without accidentally throwing people on their ass or ripping their fingers off if they trip?
    - scotty79 3y ago
      How do people not fall of treadmills running at full speed?
hgs3 3y ago
It looks like their shuffling not walking.
smegger001 3y ago
Quiet possible a balance issue. When walking you are moving you mass forward this pushes your feet backwards I would imagine that if not carful it could cause you to fall
thomastjeffery 3y ago
Walking normally would probably result in you falling forward. This is basically like walking on ice, except you slip more slowly, and you also un-slip (your feet are actively moved) occasionally to recenter. That limits both the speed you can pretend to walk, and the speed at which you can be moved back to center; because both relative movements are working against your natural balance. You will never be able to work with or against the inertia of your body weight. That is the core limitation of any treadmill.
coffeebeqn 3y ago
If you walked at normal pace and stride I bet you’d just walk straight off the mat
throwaway765123 3y ago
Pretty sure it's because this demo floor is so small - in the clips of two people on the mat at once you can see if they took larger steps they'd physically step off the mat. I hesitate to assume what it feels like, but I imagine larger area mats may allow more natural steps

danmaz74 3y ago

For the lazy, from minute 3:28