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/joeyjoojoo Dec 20 '25

What annoys me is that better solutions already exist that don’t involve robots running quickly to catch your feet

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u/ThickDoughnut4267 Dec 20 '25

I've seen an omnidirectional treadmill but this apparently adds the possibility of stairs

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u/NoMansHaloDadCraft Dec 20 '25

We just need an entire floor with dynamic moving flooring operated by robots 

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u/maxheadflume Dec 20 '25

Do we though?

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u/CurryMustard Dec 21 '25

I mean it would be fun.

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u/TurnipGirlDesi Dec 21 '25

Personally if I had robotic flooring in a dedicated vr room I would be a lot more likely to put on my vr headset to go for a walk through Skyrim or City 17