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It is already common for flooring material to yield when stepped on, for ergonomic reasons. Normally that energy all becomes heat. In principle at least, you
by lupusreal 2y ago
It is already common for flooring material to yield when stepped on, for ergonomic reasons. Normally that energy all becomes heat. In principle at least, you could capture some of it as electricity without causing pedestrians to exert extra effort.
Seems useless though. Every dollar spent on this sort of fancy flooring, which is doubtlessly more expensive than carpet and/or foam rubber mats, is a dollar that isn't being spent on solar panels.
- gs17 2y agoI suspect the real selling point isn't genuine sustainability. Their page opens with: > Generate energy, boost engagement, and discover rich data insights It's probably more about data collection with greenwashing on the side.
- is_true 2y agoDidn't thought that. But yeah, I'm sure foot traffic would rise in if you have that outside your shop, specially for a toy store. Tiles that light up when you step on them, or that light up and you have to step on them.