Electric "ACTON R rocket skate" that can be worn from the top of the shoe and travel at a speed of 20 km / h

Electric skates equipped with motor-driven wheels on each side of the left and right feet that can adjust the speed according to the movement of the user "ACTON R Rocket skate"is. It is a start-up company launched in 2011ACTONThis product developed by the company is a cloud funding siteKickstarterWe recruited equity investment in just 24 hours from the start and attracted a lot of attention to clearly aim the target amount.

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ACTON R RocketSkates: World's First Smart Wearable Mobility by Peter Treadway + ACTON - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petertreadway/acton-r-rocketskates-worlds-first-smart-wearable-m

What kind of product ACTON R is like is understood by seeing the following movie and so on.


"ACTON R" looks like skiing and snowboard boots is a vehicle like a roller skate with wheels, a motor, battery built in, so that you put your feet sliding in the usual shoes It is getting.


The motor drives the wheels and the maximum speed is capable of traveling at 12 miles per hour (about 19 km).


Its image is casual one close to skateboard and inline skating.


With the usual shoes in the wearing state, the feet are slid into the ACTON R from the heel and fixed with a strap. It seems that it is the point of design of ACTON R that it is in the exposed state before around the arch.


ACTON R, which has two pairs on the left and right, is divided into two types, "Lead" to be worn on a dominant foot and "Follower" to be worn on one foot. Control at the time of traveling, Lead controls his movement and the movement of Follower is controlled comprehensively.


After determining the right and left hands and attaching ACTON R to both feet, press the switch at the back of the main unit to turn on the power. Preparation is OK when the LED indicating that the left and right synchro is completed lights up.


When kicking out the foot forward in this state, the wheel starts to drive. While traveling, gradually accelerating when you tilt your weight forward.


In case of stopping, pressing the heel on the Lead side pushes the brake. As you can see from this angle, in reality, three wheels are provided, one large and small per foot.


At first it seems necessary to practice a little, but as soon as you get used it seems to be able to run smoothly.


Characteristic of ACTON R is strong in steps. Even at such a staircase that it was difficult to clear when riding on a skateboard ......


It is possible to rush up and run over to run like "Tata".


Even when ACTON R is attached, the front half of the foot is always in the state of being attached to the ground, so it is possible to walk with the feet any time according to the situation at any time.


It is possible to cooperate with a special application of smartphone with Bluetooth. It is the body on the Lead side that communicates, and it seems that it is possible to do things like running from yourself away from your own place to where you are.


With the application, you can use "Dashboard" which can check driving situation, tracking function, you can also enjoy games with other users. It is a "smart" ride that users will be provided with an SDK for developing their own applications.


There are three models of ACTON R depending on the difference between mileage and running time. For each model, a 50 W output brushless DC motor is attached directly to the hub part of the wheel, supplying power from the lithium ion battery. The body size is 208 × 215 × 240 mm · Weight is about 3 kg.


Become subordinate gradeR6Is a model in which the mileage / time is 6 miles (about 9.7 km) and 45 minutes, the color is "Rocket Red" which is exclusive for this model.


Intermediate gradeR8As the name implies, the model that travel distance / time is 8 miles (about 12.9 km) · 70 minutes. This color is a silver type named "Terminator Chrome".


Top gradeR10Is 10 mile (about 16.1 km) - 90 minutes specification, color "Deep space black" is available.


When ACTON R solicited investment with Kickstarter at the cloud funding site, the target amount of 50,000 dollars (about 550,000 yen) was cleared in just 24 hours from the start of the project. About 900,000 dollars (9.1 million yen) is gathered at the time of article creation.

All Early Bird plans for early discounts that had been set for R6 are already subscribed and there are plans to get 1 set at 399 dollars (about 40,000 yen).


There seems to be still a rest in R8's Early Bird plan, so you can get 1 set at 399 dollars (about 40,000 yen). When Early Bird runs out, the price is 499 dollars (about 50,000 yen). The highest grade R10 was a single plan with only 599 dollars (about 60,000 yen).


"Developer Pack" which can get R6 and the application development environment (SDK) together is a price setting of 499 dollars (about 50,000 yen). Also, the "Dynamic Duo" plan that can get two sets of R6 is 749 dollars (about 76,000 yen), which is slightly better than purchasing by itself. In addition, "Partner Pack" for business that packed 10 rocket skates (R6 × 4, R8 × 4, R10 × 2) etc was $ 4,600 (about 470,000 yen).


For each plan, a shipping fee of 100 dollars (about 10,000 yen) is required separately for sending outside the United States. The deadline of investment is Japan time on August 23, 2014 (Saturday) 2:58 am, the shipping time is scheduled to be around October 2014.

ACTON R RocketSkates: World's First Smart Wearable Mobility by Peter Treadway + ACTON - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petertreadway/acton-r-rocketskates-worlds-first-smart-wearable-m