Chairless - The foot wear can turn into an invisible chair

If you think the wearable device can only be a Oculus or Google Glass virtual reality bracelet, a newly launched project in Switzerland will change that way of thinking. Recently, Noonee's group with five founders has launched a project to develop a foot-wear device called Chairless that can act as an invisible mobile chair to help those who stand to work for a long time. more comfortable.

Basically, Chairless is a set of aluminum and carbon fiber frames with a weight of 2kg worn close to the user's feet with straps at the hips, calves and thighs. According to information from the development team, Chairless can support a maximum load of 100kg for each leg and can operate continuously for 8 hours with only 1 9V battery.

To boot, users just need to click on the button, the frame system will become an invisible chair to help users to reduce leg and back fatigue when forced to stand for a long time. The seemingly mysterious operating principle is due to the support of an electrically-controlled hydraulic system that reduces the load on the user's back and legs while diverting the force down to the heel.

According to the development team, the current project is only at the initial stage of concept and early model. Next time, the team will continue to research to develop intelligent engine form, can understand user intent and provide proper posture without control. Chairless received a high rating from two famous car companies, BMW and Audi, with the benefits it brought.

However, it is clear that this is a unique and very practical idea to create more comfortable working conditions for those who are forced to stand continuously for long periods of time such as workers, sellers, selected farmers. fruits or even surgeons, .