I took an electric roller skate "RocketSkates" and I actually slipped it suddenly

It is a cloud funding siteKickstarterACTON company which solicited investment in 24 hours and achieved the target amountRocketSkates"Type R 10 reached the editorial department,Official MovieI really tried riding and trying to be able to slide really with Swiss.

ACTON | The RocketSkates Go Fast. Have Fun. And Repeat.
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The box which reached the editorial department is here. Weighing about 6 kg.


Products are put in this way as you open the box.


RocketSkates × 2, charger × 2, short footplate × 2, tools, instructions were in the box.


This is "RocketSkates". Type R10 is about 20 kilometers per hour at maximum speed, and it can run about 16 km with one charge.


Viewed from the side.


The tire has a groove, it is solid like plastic.


back


The hexagonal part is a power button.


A mechanism to judge start / stop etc. of the internal motor by expansion / contraction of the part with the spring.


There is also a small tire.


Next, I'm placing my feet.


When I put my feet, it feels like this.


The toes are designed to protrude and designed to walk the stairs with your toes.


For the part that comes into contact with the calves, use elastic rubber.



Also, there is a port for charging in such a place.


After opening, you need to charge RocketSkates, it will take about 2 hours to complete.



The LED of the charger being charged glows red ...



It changes to green when charging is completed.


When charging is completed press the power button to start.


A start tone sounds and the power button lights up.


The upper right corner of the hexagonal power button is shining blue is the RocketSkates that communicate via Bluetooth.


From here you set it with the application of the smartphone. This time from Android deviceThe page of the applicationOpen and tap "Install".App for iPhoneAlso available. Also, in order to communicate with RocketSkates, you need to turn on Bluetooth on your smartphone.


Tap "Open" when installation is completed.


Tap "SIGN UP"


To set the weight, move the oval shaped icon up and down, tap "NEXT" when the setting is completed. We fine-tune the acceleration etc. of RocketSkates based on the weight you enter here.


Select "Gender" "Birthday" "Height" and tap "NEXT"


Enter "User name" "E-mail address" "Password" "Confirmation password" and tap "DONE". By the way, because the user name is duplicated with the existing name, I failed to create the account once, but because only "Failed to create the account" is displayed, so I do not know for a while why I can not move forward There was a thing called for, so be careful.


After creating the account successfully tap "SET UP MY SKATES!".


Turn on the power to RocketSkates, tap "NEXT"


Tap "CLICK TO SCAN".


When serial number of RocketSkates is displayed, tap "Serial number"


When "Paired" is displayed, tap "READY TO GO!"


The statistics information page is displayed. First of all, swipe "NORMAL" to the right to make the speed setting of RocketSkates beginner. You can check the remaining battery charge, mileage, speed on this page.


It was changed to BEGINNER (beginner's) setting.


In addition, the speed setting is "BEGINNER" "NORMAL" "PRO" three kinds. "PRO" is the fastest mode.


By tapping the icon on the top left, you can check the friend location information, user interaction, setting, FAQ, product purchase etc



Tap the icon in the upper right to see detailed information about RocketSkates.



Since setting is over, I went to the park to ride around RocketSkates. RocketSkatesSegwayYou can not run on the public road as well. However, because it was impossible to get around at the editorial department, I got permission from the park administrator and got on the park.


As a preparation, a protector is attached to ensure safety.


Take the RocketSkates ......


Challenge!


To start out with RocketSkates, first tilt your feet to the heel side, and then to start off. The following conditions are still not on the heel.


If you tilt your feet to the heel side, the spring shrinks. Motor will not start properly unless it starts from this state. Even when it stops it is necessary to tilt your feet to the heel side.


You can check start and stop using actual RocketSkates with the following movie. The brake needed to tilt the foot to the heel side, braking well when raising the toes. The trouble is that when you brake, raising your toes will become a fulcrum at the band fixing part, so the instep of the foot will hurt. It took about an hour to be able to operate like this.

Starting and stopping the electric roller skate "RocketSkates" will look something like this - YouTube


You can check the speed of BEGINNER mode in the following movie. Fixing the feet back and forth made it easier to advance, and it was easier to drive if the dominant foot was behind. In addition, the tire will always turn when the speed comes up to a certain speed.

I tried motorized roller skate "RocketSkates" in actual BEGINNER mode - YouTube


Of course it is also possible to bend greatly.

Taking a motorized roller skate "RocketSkates" and slowly making a U-turn - YouTube


As I got used to it, I ran the speed mode "NORMAL" and ran. Even if I try to change the mode from the application, I often need to connect to RocketSkates with Bluetooth, and I had to restart by pressing the power switch of RocketSkates. Moreover, when changing the setting, the motor suddenly stopped moving, and it was often that the motor would not move properly unless it took several minutes.

Speed ​​when you ride electric roller skate "RocketSkates" in NORMAL mode - YouTube


Finally I ran the speed mode "PRO" and ran. Because the speed in PRO mode is dangerous, you need to get on after practicing firmly. I had a hard time stopping.

Speed ​​when you ride electric roller skate "RocketSkates" in PRO mode - YouTube


As a point I was concerned about when riding, if I walked with the field dropped, I can not walk well because there is no space to put my feet up to the arch. It is probably easier to operate because the shape into which the shoppe enters the toe is the place where you want to have a foot plate to ride toe. There are times when the operation is not very stable yet, so I'm looking forward to future version upgrades.