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Re:Disney Unveils the HoloTile Floor, Inching Us Closer to a... by mrtksn on Saturday January 27, 2024 @02:36PM (#39159017)
Yeah probably but there's a minutes long video with close ups.

In my mental model its wheels attached in different way that rotate around an axis perpendicular to the ground. I call in wheels because moves the things around.

I'm really confused by the confusion. Isn't it obvious on the video that its cylindrical objects that can be considered thick disks and wouldn't all disks rotate on the round surface around the axis?

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Re:Disney Unveils the HoloTile Floor, Inching Us Closer to a... by bear141 on Saturday January 27, 2024 @04:07PM (#39159839)
I also found the close up video to be self explanatory but I understand the confusion. People are thinking of it as multiple tiny treadmills that change direction rather than the spinning disc it actually is.
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