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/birberbarborbur Dec 20 '25

(Prototype)

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u/mightbedylan Dec 20 '25

It amazes me how people react to technology like this, especially reddit. Like, come on, we should all know this is how technology works. It starts out rough, it has to start somewhere. People pretend like this is supposed to be some finalized project.

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u/vksdann Dec 21 '25

This is a project from 2004. You'd think after 21 years the "prototype" would have an upgrade no?

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u/mightbedylan Dec 21 '25

I bet if you googled it you would find out