The Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan has created a wheelchair robot can use its wheels as “legs” to climb steps.
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In case you wanted to see what it was like to walk up one of Los Angeles’ longer flights of stairs. Well, here you go. But don’t say I didn’t warn you about how unexciting it’s going to be. View Larger Map
Photo: Fire Monkey Fish/Flickr/Creative Commons License I’ve been reading a lot about Los Angeles’ secret staircases lately and this one in Silver Lake nicknamed the “Music Box Steps” has just recently been named one of the world’s coolest. A notable claim for a rather unsuspecting staircase. From what I can gather, the staircases are remnants [...]
Oh, I forgot to mention in the headline that it’s done down a flight of steps at a neck-breaking pace of 4 minutes and 27 seconds. [via]
If I lived in Japan, I would never get anything done because I would end up just watching shows like this all day long. [via]
You already know the best way of cleaning the glass on a moving walkway (or sidewalk). So why not complete the task by learning how to properly clean an escalator’s steps too? JOB COMPLETE! [via]
