The pitfalls of the Anti-Falling shoe - Yanko Design
To make upwardly for the slowing of reflexes with old-age, the B-Shoe corrects the balance of elderly people by bringing their eye of gravity back between their feet, keeping them stable. Everyone's heard or experienced the story of their sometime grandmother or grandpa falling and breaking their hip at habitation. Most of these accidents happen equally their CG shifts backwards (usually while walking), causing them to fall on their back or even their side, with no support from the arms or the knees to break the fall. The B-Shoe, an inconspicuous little piece of innovation, corrects the imbalance while as well allowing the elderly to retain their respect and not rely on walkers or other aids.
The B-Shoe started equally a crowdfunding campaign, with trivial success. Equally noble equally the crusade may be (it was invented by Dr. Yonatan Manor after his father had a fall with no-ane to catch him), the B-Shoe presented express visuals and data that raised more questions than it answered. For starters, we're working under the principle that the shoe only moves backwards (as shown in the video). This may not really work on a flight of stairs. The B-Shoe would come with a rechargeable battery and knowing how easily the elderly forget, this would probably pose another problem. The prototype beneath shows traction belts in the soles of the shoe. The mind immediately asks how they would fare against bumpy roads or coarse gravel, where i can't merely slide one'southward foot dorsum. Not to mention that stepping in mud or a puddle (which may accelerate chances of slipping) may merely return the shoe useless, since almost of the electronics are exposed and on the underside of the shoe.
The B-Shoe therefore (from what we see here) works only nether a specific set of scenarios… which is withal a expert start though. It's notwithstanding a battle won if it can foreclose a fraction of injuries and deaths, fifty-fifty though the shoe has a long way to become. The B-Shoe team is working on new iterations and prototypes and hopes to target mass production in 2019.
Designer: B-Shoe Technologies
Source: https://www.yankodesign.com/2017/08/01/the-pitfalls-of-the-anti-falling-shoe/
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