Cybercarpet

Ball array platform prototype built within the Cyberwalk Project
http://www.cyberwalk-project.org/

by the Institute of Applied Mechanics of the Technical University Munich
http://www.amm.mw.tum.de/index.php?id=189

Walking test up to 1,4m/s where balls start to flip out. A change in the matrix design or the shoe sole could prevent the balls from flipping out

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Cyberwalk
• holodeck
• virtual
• reality
• cyberspace
• locomotion
• device

[superfluent]

L's ín words are highly overestimated :-)

[Maklolm]

The important question is: will it blend?

[superfluent]

@Maklolm No, no bending at all as the underlying structure (the belt corpus) is extremely stiff. I was standing on it myself with more than 100kg and not a millimeter.

[12al34]

How do you plan to keep the tiny balls from falling/popping out?

[superfluent]

At the moment gravity is enough (some more details within my publications) but I'd have some kind of special shape of the holes planned if necessary.

[iostream1]

is it multidirectional?

[superfluent]

Absoultely (respect the singularities lateral from the turntable but yes, it can :-)

[Hilldebrand]

I'd love to have that as a door mat.

*Ding Dong*

"Jehovah's Witness!"

*Flips Cybercarpet on*

[Unknownspecise]

(just joking around) What if thats how micheal jackson does the moonwalk

[masterchief3k]

@superfluent blend, not bend xD

[XDvictoorXD]

gotta love your dance moves

[MrProductions666]

and thus the moon walk is born

[MichaelKhanTV]

you know what's weird? if you look at his shoes when he's walking it seems slow but if you look down at the view count/or around it looks like he's walking at super speed....

[Slasher52000]

@superfluent He said blend as in make Smoothies or so on lmao

[HolyLight626]

lmao you lost some of your lil balls

[ToWi1989]

@superfluent

You should spend some more time on youtube

[Aphradonis]

@bumperboy That *is* the point. It's for moving freely in virtual reality without moving in physical space.

[Ryday37]

Real moonwalk.

[77616e6b79]

die Kuegelchen halten nicht so