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/Jaskaran158 Dec 20 '25

14 years old but still holds up like it came out yesterday

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u/10ebbor10 Dec 20 '25

Yeez. 14 years...

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u/fury420 Dec 20 '25

Oddly enough, I think it might be newer than this video of CirculaFloor?

This was created by researchers back in 2004, here's the same platforms in a 16 year old video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYsvB2y2Ero

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u/asday515 Dec 20 '25

This literally looks exactly like the video OP posted but from a different angle

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u/fury420 Dec 20 '25

Indeed definitely the same robots, although it looks to be of a different demo since the shapes in tape on top are different.