They say necessity is the mother of all invention. Well, sometimes the ‘completely unnecessary but very cool’ category lends a helping hand too.
Which is probably how the ‘Take A Seat’ design came into being. A chair, which has a motor and wheels as well as some robotics inside, can be activated by your RFID-enabled library card.
The chair then follows you around the library, allowing you to take a seat whenever the latest JK Rowling novel falls into your arms.
Dutch delight
Conceived by Dutch designer Jelte van Geest, the RFID-enabled robotic chair is designed for the Openbare Bibliotheek in Eindhoven, Holland.
The chair will be your little sitting buddy for the duration of your visit, then will return to its docking station to recharge once you cross the red line to exit the building.
The chairs will also arrange themselves in an auditorium formation should they all be activated at once by a manager, and will form a lovely little procession whilst doing so.
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lyriki11
June 17th 2008
6. Where's the mention of the iPhone? Surely there's some way this site can link the two together, as it does write about gadgets and the iPhone is also a GADGET.
You see the link?
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blueg
June 17th 2008
5. I still think we're missing a trick here, as if the chair was stuck to you at the pub, it would totally get rid of the whole 'are you using that chair, mate?' question, which often leads to such confusion.
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mitel5215
June 17th 2008
4. Riding them would be a little pointless as you might as well just get an electric wheelchair.
They remind me of those little robots you used to see on Tomorrow's world that could follow each other round.
In fact, that's probably what's in there.
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lyriki11
June 17th 2008
3. These would be really dangerous. Though they would be way way better if you could ride them to the book of your choice.
They're missing a trick here.
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mitel5215
June 17th 2008
2. I could use this as a tool for world domination...just think, if you got 400 of them following you, you could stage a coup.
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blueg
June 17th 2008
1. Oh dear god, I want one for the pub.
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