U3-X Personal Mobility Prototype

This is too awesome!

Just what my fat, sedentary butt needs!  I thought this was interesting enough to share! WOW!

 

 

 

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:thumbsup:

I want one ... but I might be to big for it. The girls look small and light, my 6"2', 100kg body will kill it. :rofl:

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They should make wheelchairs with that technology, it would really help the people confined to wheelchairs.

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Wheelchairs are a great idea, I have seen forklifts with the same type of wheels and are able to move sideways like that.  

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Wow, a forklift...I used to be a forklift operator, that would be a nice forklift!!

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What amazed me is that the brunette had a sparein the bottom of her purse for her blonde friend.

Yup, you'd always carry a spare for one of those days when one of the girls at the office had forgotten hers.

And how handy would one be if you worked in a huge office.... you know, kilometers of it.... and the toilets were all the way up the other end.

Walking with your knees firmly squeezed together makes for slow progress, so one of them wheely douverlackies would be a blessing, wouldn't it.

Hmmm, with my arthritic hips and knees, I could see me zipping around the supermarket on shopping day... tho the seat would have to be thrice the size to accommodate my ass.  I could park my butt on one of those and push the trolley around with very little effort... but the greatest joy would be getting revenge on old those old biddies who invariably run over your foot with a trolley full of canned dog food.... or just as you're bending over to reach at something at the back of the bottom shelf, they nudge your behind with their trolley and you're falling head-first into the display of feminine hygiene products. 

I mean, you just shouldn't be laying there surrounded by pads and panty liners, period.  You told your wife that you'd rather she picked up 'that' item, not that she cared tuppence about your embarrassment, so this old lady, and she's there every time you wanna shop, has to pay for her calculated and quite deliberate act. Yup, I can see it now, the old biddy is bending over to to pick up the 5 cent coin you placed ready to enact your dastardly plan, of speeding up behind her and taking her for a wild joyride around the supermarket at speed.

Okay, I mightn't be able to afford one, but I reckon they should rent them out at supermarkets and malls for those of us with mobility issues... and an agensa.

}:) :rofl: :w00t: :-" :X

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Wow, indeed. The technology is promising, but why don't they ever do demos with practical users? Those gals do not need to be seated everywhere they go, as if that's a fashion statement or something. People with limited/difficult mobility could use this, definitely, but then there's the problem of it being too small and not having a backrest.

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It does seem a tad uncomfortable. For the handicapped maybe unusable for some,,for now.  It would take no room in someones home.  Outside traverse might be limited at best. But, that said.... WOW!!   Also would be good for those folks who delivers mail and whatnots to everyone in the work place.

It needs some Vrroom. \o/

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Nice forklift!!!   B)

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Pros:  Awesome Technology! But...how can you control where you want to go?

Cons: This product will just give another excuse to laziness and contribute to the ever-increasing obesity epidemic (if it becomes very popular).  Let alone, it'll make people (more specific, sedentary) never want to walk again.  Can walking honestly become a thing of the past?  I don't think so.  I'd rather walk to be honest.  

This "tool" would only be useful after wearing out your body from strenuous activity, in the event of an injury (exception: ASS injury), or if you're not "able-bodied", (free to move independently) such as depending on a wheelchair for navigation.

Bottom Line: It's more about aesthetics than productivity/practicallity.  I wouldn't buy one.

 

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While it's cool, I believe it would make people even lazier than they already are.

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But...how can you control where you want to go?
End of quote

You lean in the direction you want to go.

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But...how can you control where you want to go?

You lean in the direction you want to go.
End of quote

And if you got an old lady on your lap pulling you forward, the U3-X goes even faster. :-"

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haha ... I will need to have a helmet on, as soon as I lean forward I would tip it.

"hey baby, want to go for a ride. Just sit on my lap, I'll take you for a spin." ... Thunk!!

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"hey baby, want to go for a ride. Just sit on my lap, I'll take you for a spin." ... Thunk!!
End of quote

So taz, you gonna tell us what's really on your mind? :-"

"In aisle 5 we have canned veg and condiments....

... in aisle six we have sugar flour and cooking needs....

.... and in aisle 7 we have shampoos, hair conditioner, deodorants... and condoms!!!!"

And can't those supermarket announcement be embarrassing.

"Would the man in aisle 7 please hurry up and make up his mind which condoms he is going to purchase, the aisle is becoming congested!"

or you're at the checkout and just wanna get away quietly...

"Price check on Lifestyle Extra Large Ribbed condoms in aisle seven please... price check on Lifestyle Extra Large Ribbed condoms for the tall, red faced man at checkout 6... thank you."

:w00t: ;P :P :rofl: