Bored with your gym's treadmill? New invention lets you run in more directions than one

  • 8 yıl önce
The prototype of the 'omni-directional' running machine was exhibited at a technology show in Las Vegas last week.If you're bored with running in one direction at your gym's treadmill this could be the gadget for you.

A prototype of an 'omni-directional' running machine was exhibited at the the world's biggest tech show CES in Las Vegas -- last week.During the clip the Infinadeck treadmill reacts to the user’s movement to keep them in the middle.

Read more: Watch Intel's CES conference LIVE: All the latest news and reveals from the world's biggest tech show

Users are strapped to an arch and attached to the treadmill by a belt around their waist.

They can change choose any direction within a 360 degree radius and even go backwards with the running machine adapting the way it moves.The treadmill uses a looping belt powered by two motors which can propel a user standing on it in the opposite direction they intended to walk.

Read more: These are not the droids you're looking for: Five things we learned at CES 2016

The model was first shown in Silicon Valley in 2014 but the latest prototype is half the size as the previous version and quieter.

Önerilen