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

  • Boatman@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    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.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      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