Kickstarter has revolutionized everything, taking crowdfunding to a new dimension. Suddenly people can bet on your idea and make it come true.

Problem? Doing so has cost more than it seems, and some projects have resulted in massive failures (and dissatisfaction with their investors). Despite this, this and other platforms continue to show us great and ingenious ideas, and the last one Some shoe platforms called “moonwalkers” This allows you to walk much faster.

They are not skates but they look like that

The truth is, Moonwalkers look like a little kid’s skates. They have eight small wheels, straps to fit almost any type of shoe, and a small 300 W electric motor.

This ingenious device was developed by a team of engineers who left Carnegie Mellon University to found Shift Robotics.

The position of the misaligned wheels makes it easier to stay on them and a set of sensors They track the user’s gait to automatically adjust their action and apply more or less energy, for example, to go more or less fast.

According to its creators, Moonwalkers allows you to walk up to 250% faster, taking into account that most people walk between 4 and 6.5 km/h. The maximum speed of moonwalkers is 11 km/h. and it’s limited so they don’t go any farther even downhill, and even at this speed it’s only one meter braking.

They can also be used seamlessly to go up and down stairs, thanks to a special move that activates a mode that locks the wheels. One of the battery about 9.5 kilometers of autonomy.

It’s a great (and expensive) idea but be careful, we’re talking Kickstarter

The idea, of course, is unique, but it will not be cheap: at the first stage it will be possible to get it for 999 dollars, but its final price It will be close to $1,400 When they appeared in March 2023. At Shift Robotics, they are launching Moonwalkers on Kickstarter, where they are trying to raise 90,000 euros for production to begin.

They are about to reach this figure, which is logical considering that it is very modest for such an expensive product. As we always point out at Xataka, Supporting such a project is dangerous.: Even if financing is provided, it is usual for the maturities to be extended and the arrival to be very late.

Some projects do not even materialize. causes many complaints and disappointments those who believe in them and put their money to support them. Therefore, be very careful when supporting these projects. As surprising and ingenious as they are, you have to be careful.