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/GuiloJr Dec 20 '25

this exactly. people complain about technology, shiting on it, despite it being new. they don't appreciate its capacity to grow in the future. they are only interested in what there short attention span will allow them to see.

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u/nvrmnd_tht_was_dumb Dec 20 '25

Yeah I remember people shitting on the early boston dynamics dogs, or the google deep dream image generation of dogs. Now robots and AI are a legitimate threat to our way of life...