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Honda built a powered chair to zoom around theme parks while wearing an AR headset. (www.engadget.com)
submitted 8 months ago by No_Eponym@lemmy.ca to c/technology@beehaw.org
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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

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[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I was all set to link to a wall-e image but I see op beat me to it.

This will be great for folks who need mobility assistance but the rest of us should be walking around, imo.

[–] astraeus@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago

But those VR headsets are so heavy and my neck muscles are atrophied from years of playing on my phone

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Man you better watch out if they do that to me, there's going to be vomit everywhere.

[–] its_me_xiphos@beehaw.org 5 points 8 months ago

Wall-E. Well done.

[–] explodicle@local106.com 3 points 8 months ago

Limited leaning, for the people who won't stop trying to walk through virtual walls.