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Carnegie Mellon spinoff Shift Robotics has launched a lighter, quieter version of its strap-on powered wheels first introduced as a Kickstarter in 2022. Like the originals, the Moonwalkers Aero are designed to give users a powered boost as they walk.Co… Continue reading Lighter, quieter Moonwalkers put a motor-powered spring in your step
Shift Robotics aimed to get folks walking faster back in 2022, with a Kickstarter project for strap-on powered wheels called Moonwalkers. Now the Carnegie Mellon spinoff is launching a business-specific variant called the Moonwalkers X.Continue Reading… Continue reading New Moonwalkers designed to get workers around a warehouse faster
From time to time we all find ourselves wanting to move down the sidewalk quickly, but we don’t want to go to the effort (or spectacle) of running. RollWalk’s eRW3 Pro motorized roller skates were designed with just such scenarios in mind.Continue Read… Continue reading RollWalk e-skates are the latest to motorize people’s feet
Admit it – when you walk on one of those “moving sidewalks” at an airport, you like to pretend that you’re easily able to stroll at superhuman speeds. Well, Rollkers are designed to give you that same sensation, as you walk down city streets.Continue R… Continue reading Rollkers put a motorized moving sidewalk under your feet
Although they may look like just another set of strap-on electric roller skates, the Moonwalkers are actually a bit different. You walk as you’re wearing them, with their motorized wheels increasing your walking speed by a claimed 250 percent.Continue … Continue reading Moonwalkers give users a powered boost as they walk
While many sidewalk-travelling commuters might sometimes appreciate a powered boost, they may not want to carry around an electric scooter or skateboard. That’s where Airtrick’s E-Skates come in, as they can be quickly strapped onto the user’s existing… Continue reading Airtrick E-Skates quickly add powered wheels to users’ shoes
Roller skates are fun and all, but they’re pretty well limited to rolling on relatively smooth surfaces. [Fireball Tool] wanted something a little more rugged, so set about a build …read more Continue reading Giant Wheels Make For Exciting Powered Rollerskates
They say you learn something new every day, and they’re usually right about that. Today’s tidbit is that just anybody (including [Ian Charnas]) can exchange money for jet engines, no …read more Continue reading Roller Skating, Wile E. Coyote-Style
Remember Heelys, the shoes with wheels in the heels? Just lift up your toes, and away you go. We were at least ten or fifteen years older than the target demographic, but got a pair anyway just to please our inner child and have some fun. Young kids would wear …read more