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Honda built a powered chair to zoom around theme parks while wearing an AR headset. (www.engadget.com)
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At the upcoming SXSW Conference... Honda will give attendees a chance to try out a new mobility device... specifically designed for mixed reality entertainment experiences.

Users can steer... without the use of their hands — they simply have to lean into one direction to move forwards, backwards, sideways or diagonally.

Wall-e humans in mobile chairs with AR

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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The little caster wheels at each corner are useless and will get caught on any imperfection in the road or texture change, bringing the chair to a halt.

That's when it's in the parked position. When it's in motion the seat is raised and the wheels get out of the way.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    If you zoom in on the photo of the chairs ostensibly "in motion" with the 4 support wheels lifted up and out of the way, the chair is still using little caster wheels underneath that will be a problem. You can see them at the corners.

    These sorts of wheels are so problematic that there's an aftermarket wheel for standard chairs to lift them up off the ground.

    https://youtu.be/Bpq712DVqis

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