Toyota’s “Walk Me” Wheelchair Walks on Legs and Climbs Stairs – The Future of Mobility Is Here
Toyota’s “Walk Me” Wheelchair Walks on Legs and Climbs Stairs – The Future of Mobility Is Here
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Getting closer and closer each year.
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Why didn’t they demo it with someone in it? It just looks like a weird pet spider now.
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Notice aint nobody sitting on it.
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Yawn. Call me when they release the Doctor Octopus backpack where the tentacles can be used as a mode of transport.
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User comfort and safety? With the most unreasonable seat ever? A para might be able to stay upright in that but looks pretty useless for a quad. Cool prototype but seems like they haven't even begun to think through actual user concerns.
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Depends on the user. For example, the developed world has a rapidly aging population. Many elderly people primarily need support for long distances or uneven surfaces. Stairs also become treacherous as hips and knees age. I can see a potential market for a device that can extend their independence and is less bulky and unwieldy than a wheelchair or a scooter.
Also, if the concept works well, I see no reason that they can't add alternative seat designs. As I understand it, getting stable walking is generally a robotic challenge. Presumably easier to start with a simpler chair and then build on that.
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Anyone using that thing for "long distances" will be dead by the time they arrive at the speed that things moves.
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Where is the climbing part?
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Demo was useless, they never showed climbing, never showed a person sitting on it. I doubt it's even ergonomic.
Seemed gimmicky
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They have returned
For vengeance
Uhh no, they have returned for Aiur. Smh