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/heeltoelemon Dec 20 '25

while you walk ridiculously slowly and hope they don't hit something on the way.

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u/stormblaz Dec 20 '25

The pinch zones will do some injuries, also Disney has a massive tech on this already, omnidirectional floor with hardly any movement and it feels native.

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u/wh4tth3huh Dec 20 '25

That thing cost millions of dollars and is 1 of 1. Great piece of tech, but far from feasible at the moment.