Walking assistants of the long run are available in all sizes and styles — from exoskeletons to high-tech walkers — and you may now also this electric walking aid from Murata Manufacturing to the list of possibilities. It’s inspired by many of the standalone robots that the corporate has built and, very like the Segway , it’s ready to maintain its balance and stand upright by itself (with an additional set of wheels for some added security). Unlike traditional walkers, however, it requires virtually no effort to push, with built-in sensors ready to detect how much the person’s body is tilted, and the way fast or slow it’s going to move to maintain with them — it is also apparently powerful to hold a person’s luggage or groceries. As you’ve suspected, however, it’s still only a prototype, and the corporate isn’t able to say when it could become a precise product. Head on past the break for the company’s recent demonstration at CEATEC.
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