They have returned
this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2025
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Uhh no, they have returned for Aiur. Smh
Why didn’t they demo it with someone in it? It just looks like a weird pet spider now.
Getting closer and closer each year.
Notice aint nobody sitting on it.
Yawn. Call me when they release the Doctor Octopus backpack where the tentacles can be used as a mode of transport.
User comfort and safety? With the most unreasonable seat ever? A para might be able to stay upright in that but looks pretty useless for a quad. Cool prototype but seems like they haven't even begun to think through actual user concerns.
Depends on the user. For example, the developed world has a rapidly aging population. Many elderly people primarily need support for long distances or uneven surfaces. Stairs also become treacherous as hips and knees age. I can see a potential market for a device that can extend their independence and is less bulky and unwieldy than a wheelchair or a scooter.
Also, if the concept works well, I see no reason that they can't add alternative seat designs. As I understand it, getting stable walking is generally a robotic challenge. Presumably easier to start with a simpler chair and then build on that.
Anyone using that thing for "long distances" will be dead by the time they arrive at the speed that things moves.
Where is the climbing part?
Demo was useless, they never showed climbing, never showed a person sitting on it. I doubt it's even ergonomic.
Seemed gimmicky