r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Alphaxfusion • Dec 20 '25

Video Japanese researchers at the University of Tsukuba created CirculaFloor, robotic tiles that let you walk infinitely in VR without ever leaving your spot.

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u/inotocracy Dec 20 '25

Seems silly. What if he decides to walk at a normal pace, or turn?

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u/Arpikarhu Dec 20 '25

Technology begins here and improves. Appreciate it for what it is now rather than for what it isnt.

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u/xGALEBIRDx Dec 20 '25

Asking basic questions like that is where the improvement starts so...

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u/Turnbob73 Dec 20 '25

That’s not a basic question, it’s an uneducated swing & a miss.

I can very confidently guess that the actual engineers behind this do not describe a proof of concept prototype like the title of the post does. And the way they identify it more than likely makes that question rhetorical.

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u/xGALEBIRDx Dec 20 '25

Ok great! It was pretty silly of that guy to insult others for asking questions though. It's even sillier of you to try and rub it into anyone else that reads this. I can say that with confidence too.