• AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    4 days ago

    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

    • ouRKaoS@lemmy.todayEnglish
      5·
      4 days ago

      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…

      • AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        4 days ago

        probably an ideal system would also be able to sense tilt and decelerate if you’re starting to fall over backwards

        • ouRKaoS@lemmy.todayEnglish
          3·
          3 days ago

          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.

    • bluesheep@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      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.