Pulse2 Technology and Social Media News » University of Tsukuba http://pulse2.com Sun, 27 May 2012 19:13:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Hiroo Iwata Invents Robotic Walking Tiles To Predict Movement http://pulse2.com/2009/09/27/hiroo-iwata-invents-robotic-walking-tiles-to-predict-movement/ http://pulse2.com/2009/09/27/hiroo-iwata-invents-robotic-walking-tiles-to-predict-movement/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:25:28 +0000 Amit Chowdhry http://pulse2.com/?p=20837 Continue reading →]]>
Hiroo Iwata is a virtual reality researcher that developed moving cubes using pressure-sensitive fabric and ultrasonic sensors for predicting movements. The cubes shuffle according to the movement of the human standing on the cubes. This essentially creates an “infinite walkway.”

The cubes are a bit slow but as the technology is refined, more realistic virtual simulations can be created. Iwata works at the VR lab at the University of Tsukuba.

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Scientists at the University of Tsukuba has designed a way to enhance the virtual reality experience by creating a robotic floor motion detector.   Check out the video above.

[via Engadget]

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