from the well-it-didn't-just-grow-legs-and-walk-away dept.
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It's even wackier than that autonomous chair Nissan made last year.
[...] Nissan this week unveiled its ProPilot Park Ryokan. Based on a traditional Japanese inn, or ryokan, the automaker added its tech to a number of items, including slippers, tables and floor cushions.
Each item is capable of moving back to a specified location after being moved, similar to how Nissan's ProPilot Park system is capable of using the steering, brakes and throttle to maneuver a vehicle into a parking space without human input. That means everything at the ryokan is always in the correct spot, and I imagine anyone staying there would get a kick out of watching slippers and tables move about without help.
But can they escape getting chewed on by the dog?
Source: https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/nissan-made-self-parking-slippers-based-on-propilot-tech/
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday January 29 2018, @12:03AM
I expect that a dog with ryokan (which, I suspect, is the only proper dog to have around in a Japanese household) will never chew the slippers for the simple reason the slippers' and dog's parking spot won't ever overlap (otherwise the owner is not a true Japanese).
(grin)
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(Score: 4, Funny) by MostCynical on Monday January 29 2018, @12:31AM
now we can watch tables and slippers chasing dogs.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex