Re:Disney made a multi-user treadmill that lets you walk aro...
by qbrass on Saturday January 27, 2024 @09:20AM
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Imagine a disc spinning clockwise, the top edge is moving to the right, the bottom is moving to the left, and the right edge is moving down and the left edge is moving up.
By mounting that disc at an angle and changing which edge makes contact with whatever rests on it (your foot in this case), you can change the direction the disc's rotation moves it.
On a more serious note, the tech looks interesting, but unfortunately the article doesn’t explain at all how it works. I think the discs are rotating so as to make you slide back onto the original position?
Found the patent. Will have a read later.
https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloa...