Honda’s ‘extended reality’ is a mash-up of VR and motorized wheelchairs
It’s me, living my best life. | Image: Honda Honda announced a new “extended reality” experience that combines virtual reality with personal mobility devices like the automaker’s self-balancing Uni-One wheelchairs. Honda said it will show off its technology at SXSW in Austin, Texas, next month. The aim is to “elevate” the VR experience, which is largely stationary and confined to a single space, by combining it with Honda’s Segway-like Uni-One mobility device that responds to a user’s movements. In this way, Honda can simulate racing through an immersive alien landscape. The device is hands-free, allowing users the freedom to use their upper bodies to enhance the VR experience. The Uni-One can be raised to a “high position” seat height of 27.6 inches, where the user is close to... Continue reading…
本田推出新的扩展现实体验，结合虚拟现实和个人移动设备。Uni-One是一种自平衡轮椅，可以提升VR体验。本田将在SXSW展示其技术。Uni-One可以模拟沉浸式外星景观中的比赛。该设备无需使用手，用户可以通过上半身来增强VR体验。Uni-One具有高低位置，可以通过身体倾斜或操纵摇杆进行移动。这种体验是为了娱乐，适合购物中心、主题公园等娱乐设施。Uni-One基于本田的Uni-Cub设备。
