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New 'Vertical Walking' could replace stairs

By T.K. Randall
October 26, 2016 ·  25 comments

It takes very little effort to climb up the contraption. Image Credit: ROMBOUT Frieling lab The novel new invention looks like a cross between stairs and an elevator and enables a user to shimmy up a vertical shaft with minimal effort using nothing more than their arms and legs.

Named 'Vertical Walking', the contraption has the potential to be a big space saver in densely populated cities and could even prove to be a good way to encourage more exercise.It works using a clever combination of springs, elastic ropes and a pulley system.

Those who live on the top floor of a skyscraper however might want to stick to using the elevator.

Source: Gizmodo | Comments (25)

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