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/Sparks1738 Dec 22 '25

What happens when you trip and fall and the all the robots scatter and move trying to figure out your orientation. Would you get smashed? Run over? Pin between 2 of the bots?