Honda built a powered chair to zoom around theme parks while wearing an AR headset
www.engadget.com
At SXSW this year, people will be able to ride the Honda UNI-ONE while wearing a virtual reality headset and play a choose-your-own VR adventure.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/16368424

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

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    This would be a great idea for wheelchair users, since I imagine being in a crowd of people at waist level detracts a bit from the experience you’d get by walking. But if everyone is able to use these chairs, it’ll just cause more congestion.