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I completely agree, I was very excited until I saw the special shoes requirements. While I can see how it works, I don't really understand why they couldn't use
by duked 13y ago
I completely agree, I was very excited until I saw the special shoes requirements. While I can see how it works, I don't really understand why they couldn't use a regular treadmill belt with some piezoelectric sensor to detect lateral movements.
- mikeknoop 13y agoI'm still excited; I think it's the type of innovation required to bring something like this to a mass market for a reasonable price.
- 1qaz2wsx3edc 13y agoOne of the design goals was "No moving parts". (And was done to keep costs down and a more maintainable/repairable/defect-free product)
- uptown 13y agoBecause something capable of achieving that currently looks like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-8eVcN2z3k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-8eVcN2z3k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msci440q18s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msci440q18s Think about it. How do you accomodate movement along multiple axis simultaneously using treadmill technology in a compact, affordable, game-room-sized package?
- aaron695 13y ago> I don't really understand why they couldn't use a regular treadmill belt with some piezoelectric sensor to detect lateral movements. Other than the obvious reason as they say, no moving parts(min 4 motors, moving belts etc) How would this work? How would one get coverage on a cone shaped walking zone, sounds to me like an engineering nightmare?
- seferphier 13y agoprice is an important factor as well. try finding a treadmill that supports lateral movement for $300 USD.