近日，美國(guó)一家機(jī)器人初創(chuàng)企業(yè)推出了一款號(hào)稱全世界最快的鞋子，據(jù)稱最多能將步行速度提高250%。這款鞋子裝有電動(dòng)“風(fēng)火輪”，穿著這種鞋可以像穿普通鞋子一樣行走，并能根據(jù)穿著者步行數(shù)據(jù)加快或減慢速度。

A Pittsburgh-based robotics and engineering startup recently unveiled Moonwalkers, a pair of battery-powered shoes that it claims can boost walk speeds by up to 250%.

一家總部在美國(guó)匹茲堡的機(jī)器人與工程初創(chuàng)企業(yè)近日推出了一款名為“月球漫步者”的電池供電鞋，據(jù)稱可以將步行速度提高250%之多。

At first glance, Moonwalkers look like a pair of futuristic roller-skates, but there is actually a lot more to them than that. You’re actually meant to walk with them the way you would regular shoes or sneakers, letting the motorized wheels put a spring in your step. Powered by a state-of-the-art brushless DC motor, this ingenious contraption is actually a platform that can be attached to a wide variety of footwear to significantly increase your walking speed up to a reported 7mph/11kph. For comparison, humans’ average walking speed ranges from 2.5 to 4 mph. The sensation of walking with the world’s fastest shoes has been compared to that of walking on a ‘moving walkway’ in an airport.

乍看之下，“月球漫步者”就像一雙未來(lái)主義風(fēng)格的旱冰鞋，但實(shí)際上鞋里大有乾坤。你穿著它可以像穿普通鞋子或跑鞋一樣走路，讓電動(dòng)輪助你腳下生風(fēng)。這款設(shè)計(jì)巧妙的鞋的動(dòng)力源自最先進(jìn)的無(wú)刷直流電動(dòng)機(jī)，實(shí)際上就是一個(gè)可以附著于各種鞋類(lèi)的平臺(tái)，能夠顯著提升步行速度，據(jù)稱可達(dá)每小時(shí)7英里（11千米）。相比之下，人類(lèi)平均步行速度為每小時(shí)2.5到4英里（4到6千米）。穿著“世界最快鞋”行走的感覺(jué)與在機(jī)場(chǎng)移動(dòng)走道上行走的感覺(jué)差不多。

Designed by Shift Robotics, an offshoot of Carnegie Mellon University, Moonwalkers consist of a 300W brushless motor in each 4.2-lb (1.9-kg) shoe that powers eight polyurethane wheels. There is also an AI-powered gearbox that increases or decreases speed according to data regarding the wearer’s walk collected by a series of sensors. The shoes are also able to detect downhill movement to prevent accidents.

“月球漫步者”由美國(guó)卡耐基梅隆大學(xué)下屬的Shift Robotics公司設(shè)計(jì)，每雙重量為1.9千克的鞋中包含一個(gè)300瓦的無(wú)刷電機(jī)，為8個(gè)聚氨酯輪子提供動(dòng)力。鞋子當(dāng)中還有一個(gè)人工智能變速箱，可以根據(jù)一系列傳感器收集的穿著者步行數(shù)據(jù)來(lái)加快或減慢速度。這款鞋還能檢測(cè)到下坡運(yùn)動(dòng)以防止事故。

“Moonwalkers are not skates. They’re shoes. The world’s fastest shoes actually,” Xunjie Zang, founder and CEO of Shift Robotics said. “You don’t skate in them. You walk. You don’t have to learn how to use them, the shoes learn from you.”

Shift Robotics公司的創(chuàng)始人兼首席執(zhí)行官臧迅杰（音譯）稱：“月球漫步者不是旱冰鞋，而是健步鞋，實(shí)際上它是全世界走路最快的健步鞋。你不是穿著它滑行，而是步行，你無(wú)須學(xué)習(xí)如何使用這種鞋，鞋子會(huì)學(xué)習(xí)你的走路方式。”

But do the world’s fastest shoes work on uneven terrain, or things like stairs? We all know how tricky those are to mitigate in rollerskates. Well, apparently the designers took that into consideration and implemented a simple gesture that allows the wearer to lock the wheels so that they can walk up or down stairs as they would in regular footwear.

但是，穿著這款世界最快鞋能否在不平坦的地形上行走或爬樓梯呢？我們都知道穿旱冰鞋走這種路有多難。不過(guò)，顯然設(shè)計(jì)師已經(jīng)考慮到了這一點(diǎn)，讓穿著者用一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的動(dòng)作就可以鎖住輪子，這樣他們就能像穿普通鞋一樣上下樓梯了。

Moonwalkers were recently unveiled as part of a Kickstarter campaign that has already reached almost double its crowdfunding goal of $90,000. The first batch is expected to ship in March of 2023, at a retail price of $1,399. That’s not cheap, but then again, this isn’t your average pair of shoes, it’s the world’s fastest pair of shoes.

“月球漫步者”近期作為眾籌網(wǎng)站Kickstarter的項(xiàng)目推出，目前已經(jīng)籌到了目標(biāo)資金9萬(wàn)美元的近兩倍。第一批鞋子預(yù)期將在2023年3月發(fā)貨，零售價(jià)為1399美元（約合人民幣10189元）。這個(gè)價(jià)格不便宜，不過(guò)這可不是一雙普通的鞋子，而是全世界最快的鞋子。

英文來(lái)源：Oddity Central

翻譯&編輯：丹妮