• Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.ca
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    5 hours ago

    Yawn. Call me when they release the Doctor Octopus backpack where the tentacles can be used as a mode of transport.

  • INeedANewUserName@piefed.social
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    7 hours ago

    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.

    • SorryImLate@piefed.social
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      2 hours ago

      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.

    • faintwhenfree@lemmus.org
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      6 hours ago

      Demo was useless, they never showed climbing, never showed a person sitting on it. I doubt it’s even ergonomic.

      Seemed gimmicky