Not long ago I saw this http://imgur.com/gallery/dVBj3#2 (2nd picture from the top). It felt quite zen. The article video is similarly zen. Self organizing furniture / space feels valuable ..
What if you're in the chair? "Get back to work!" claps
Amusing as it may be I thought of this as well, as I'm sure did the engineers. My guess is that if there is weight in the seat the chair will not move.
Yeah, I would assumed that is the case as well :)
I'd like to see a bunch of these chairs play a game of "musical table", around a series of tables of decreasing size.
This sounds like an idea for a startup
As well as the plot of the Hunger Games.
I'm just imagining what would happen after a wildly successful presentation from which much applause ensues.
Just imagine the fun you could have hacking those.
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All kidding about killer chairs aside, hacked self-parking chairs could potentially convoy over to a security door and pop it open, leading to a real robbery or industial espionage, or any number of other funny or embarrassing scenarios.
Self returning super market trolleys!
This technology could be used for those pesky shopping trolleys that left in various part of car parks.
I wonder if this is just a PR stunt for advertising or if they actually use them. Two issue that come to mind is do they automatically go to charging stations at night and do they work on all surfaces?
As creepy as hell. I'd rather not leave such a chair.
What about : chair that takes you to the kitchen and brings you back ?
So… a mobility scooter?
... and also vacuums the floor along the way ...
... and has USB charging ports built-in (via Inductive charging with the floor?)