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plasticpals.com - 10/27/2009

Nissan & AIST create Ski-less Skis

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Nissan and AIST have developed an unusual personal mobility device to compete with Toyota's Winglet and Honda's U3-X. Related posts: ･BR23C CEATEC Japan 2009: Robot Round-Up ･e-nuvo Power Wheel

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engadget.com - 10/27/2009

Nissan and AIST partner up to make foot-sized Segway shoes, enable first tracks all year

— engadget.com — For the northern half of the world it's almost ski season, and thus a curious time to... debut a pair of devices that allow skiing in the summertime. Nevertheless Nissan and Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology are ... (more) Nissan and AIST partner up to make foot-sized Segway ...

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gizmodo.com - 10/27/2009

Nissan's Idea Of A Personal Mobility Device Is A Pair Of Skis on Stilts [Personal Mobility]

— gizmodo.com — I thought the Honda U3-X was weird, but this personal mobility device prototype by Nissan and AIST... actually separates into a whacked out pair of motorized skis on stilts. With its unstable seeming controls, I think I'll stick to walking. When the ... (more) Nissan's Idea Of A Personal Mobility Device Is A Pair Of ...

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Nissan and AIST partner up to make foot-sized Segway shoes, enable first tracks all year
Engadget — ... are introducing this pair of two-wheeled, self-balancing devices. Lace up your fresh New Balance kicks, grab onto the handlebars, then hop on to go for a ride. Each one detects weight shifts and motors itself in the direction you want to go -- or at least the direction you're leaning. They don't look particularly stable nor safe, but they could enable some sweet concrete hot doggin' in the summertime -- and some sick splits if you don't have your snowplow perfected. [Via Plastic Pals] Filed under: Robots, Transportation Nissan and AIST partner ...

Nissan's Idea Of A Personal Mobility Device Is A Pair Of Skis on Stilts [Personal Mobility]
Gizmodo — ... When the the device is in one piece, you can control turns by shifting your weight, but when the sides are split up you're supposed to lift your feet and step around as if truly on stilts. Great, everything already look unstable and you want me to lift a foot without a nice soft pile of snow to fall face-first into? Thankfully, neither Nissan nor the National Advanced Institute of Science and Technology appear to be in any rush to actually market this thing. [Plastic Pals via Engadget] ...

Automatic stilts make walking more complicated
DVICE Atom Feed — Nissan's new concept design for a personal mobility device sure is, well, interesting. It looks like a pair of roller skates connected to ski poles, and it supposedly lifts your feet and walks for you, like automated stilts. Sure it does. Is this supposed to be helpful for people who have trouble walking? This seems like it'd be tough to get on if you're perfectly healthy, let alone someone with disabilities. Plastic Pals via Gizmodo via Engadget