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Just stumbled upon this article on gizmodo about robot mobility suits being desinged by Toyota to assist the elderly and disabled with climbing stairs and getting around town. Seems like these were unveiled at a robot conference back in 2005. I like how the designs are sort of retro-futuristic, and somewhat whimsical. The walking chair, called the “i-foot” looks like a cross between the Q-bert videogame character, a 70’s egg chair, and the Honda walking robot. And the “i-unit” rolling vehicle looks like something out of Tron:
Toyota has a press release about the show, in which they talk about the themes “The New Relationship Between People and Vehicles” and “Achieving the Dream and Joy of Worldwide Movement.” All I know is this stuff makes the Segway look like an expensive pogo-stick…
Cool - there’s also a video of the i-foot in action on youtube.
Toyota has a press release about the show, in which they talk about the themes “The New Relationship Between People and Vehicles” and “Achieving the Dream and Joy of Worldwide Movement.” All I know is this stuff makes the Segway look like an expensive pogo-stick…
Cool - there’s also a video of the i-foot in action on youtube.
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