Now I want to design motorized heelies to fit in platform shoes.
But first I should probably learn to design motorized shit that’s more sophcsticated than “turn on switch and go full-tilt with no fuses or battery protection circuits.”
the ux of the controls would be a tough part I think. Although with how good modern microcontrollers are it wouldn’t be that hard to make a tiny remote that communicates over bluetooth low energy
I’d go with a button in the nose that you press when your foot is flat on the ground. Lifting your toes activates the wheels, full throttle, no brakes. Ride or die.
Now I want to design motorized heelies to fit in platform shoes.
But first I should probably learn to design motorized shit that’s more sophcsticated than “turn on switch and go full-tilt with no fuses or battery protection circuits.”
the ux of the controls would be a tough part I think. Although with how good modern microcontrollers are it wouldn’t be that hard to make a tiny remote that communicates over bluetooth low energy
An electric skateboard controller would be all you’d need.
You could probably Just rip the guts out of a small board and make shoes as long as you didn’t mind only having one foot drive…
probably an ideal system would also be able to sense tilt and decelerate if you’re starting to fall over backwards
If my electric skateboard experience counts for anything, you tend to let go of the throttle when you’re falling, so deceleration happens.
This is also why it’s important to have a lanyard on your controls.
All fun and games until someone goes all watch dogs on your shoes and skates you out the front of the line at the grocery store.
I’d go with a button in the nose that you press when your foot is flat on the ground. Lifting your toes activates the wheels, full throttle, no brakes. Ride or die.