Anyone see Honda's motorised stool on colbert last night

[Winterblues]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.ASpx?AR=243604

Honda has created a mobility device that moves in any direction and is designed to replace walking.
The U3-X is a cross between a stool and a monocycle and uses similar sensors to Honda’s Asimo robot to remain upright at all times.
The rider shifts his or her body weight to steer the device either forwards, backwards, diagonally or sideways.
The system uses a large wheel made up of many small motor-controlled wheels. In forward motion the large wheel turns and the device moves sideways on the smaller wheels. It combines the two to steer diagonally.

Kewl

[XemaSab]

1. Somehow I was picturing something more like this:

[abelenkpe2]

2. Is it for people with disabilities?

Why would a healthy person want to replace walking?

It's cool, but can't see ever wanting to use it unless injured and unable to walk.

[meegbear]

3. Why no. No I didn't.

[tridim]

4. Kewl, but silly.

Walking is good for you.

If you have trouble walking, you're sure to have trouble mounting and dismounting a motorized unicycle on a busy sidewalk.

I do like the toilet option though. :rofl:

[TheCoxwain]

5. Youtube link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-pe3_Fwa5o

[madokie]

6. That could be good for some disabilities

[havocmom]

7. But now you can get a DUI without leaving the bar

;)

[Individualist]

9. It would be ideal for people who can only walk short distances.

[valerief]

8. Yeah, it's kinda cool. Shouldn't be sold in America, though. We're fat enough already. nt

[MurrayDelph]

10. Yeah, Heaven forbid

anyone who can't walk should have something that allows them to get around without worrying that the room is too small for their wheelchair,
or worry about people who try to step over the feet of your wheelchair to get around you faster, because valerief wants to paint all people who might want to use this as fat and lazy.

/sarcasm off?