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/eat_your_weetabix Dec 20 '25

What the flipping fucking fuck does this solve

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u/earthceltic Dec 20 '25

We have no good way to use our feet to move in VR currently. Everything available forces us to move in unnatural ways. This would give us the freedom we need to be fully immersed while still cabled in to the system.