When I first noticed the article about motorized shoes on Gizmodo, the first thought to pop into my head was, "are you kidding me?" The next thought was to wonder how this would fit into the national goal of getting kids (and adults) to be fit and exercise.
Then I saw the video and thought about how awesome it would be to have these things the next time I'm caught in a last-minute gate change at the airport. Instead of running from one terminal to the next, cursing the broken or crowded conveyor belt, I could go up to ten miles an hour without looking like I'm running from the cops. And, even though I'm known for berating people who drive around a parking lot for half an hour looking for a parking spot closest to the door of the mall, so they don't have to stress themselves with exercise before walking miles of mall space, the shoes might be fun just to freak those people out.
Would you use them?
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While these are cool and probably have real world applications, I can't help but wonder if these motorized shoes will only make us more lazy. Interesting though :)