December 24, 2012

The Haptic Snowboarding System

Okay, vibration on front right thigh… Was that to remind me of weight being forward or backward? Shit.

I found this one on tech site, Ars Technica. Daniel Spelmezan of the Université Paris-Sud is developing a suit and board to help teach people to snowboard. Because an instructor is generally separated from a student, sensors on the board detect something like a switch from the front edge t the back edge and vibrates to remind a user of correct posture and weight. An interesting idea. Check the full article over here.

by POP Magazine