walking
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Every City Should Give Seniors A Card That Extends The Crosswalk Time
We’ve all seen what happens when someone can’t cross the street in the allotted signal time — the pedestrian gets frustrated and drivers get mad. A program in Singapore lets seniors swipe a card at an intersection so the signal will give them extra time to cross. It’s a smart solution to a problem that’s…
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A Tiny Scout-Bot Helps This Four-Legged Robot Find The Safest Path
There’s no point in sugar-coating it, even the most advanced autonomous walking robots straight-up suck compared to humans and animals. They’re constantly tripping and stumbling over various types of terrain, which is why researchers at UC Berkeley and ETH Zurich have come up with a clever little scout bot that teams up with larger walking…
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Breeze: Finally, A RunKeeper For Those Who Would Rather Walk
We really dig RunKeeper, the smart fitness app that keeps track of your jogs. But how’s an anti-jogger supposed to get in on all the fitness tracking? Enter Breeze, RunKeeper’s brand new walk-tracking iPhone app for people who prefer a saunter to a sprint.
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Hike 4000km Through The United States In Six Minutes
From Mexico and all the way up to Canada with something called the United States of America in between. One man, Tyler Fox, decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail and make his way completely through the US. That would be a 4000km hike through California, Oregon and Washington. Here’s what he saw.