Picture of the Day: Smart Wheelchair
Lee Ji-hoon, who was a member of South Korea’s para ice hockey team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, demonstrates how to use a self-driving wheelchair with autonomous navigation technology as he takes part in an event to unveil the smart wheelchair at the Korean War Memorial in Seoul on April 28, 2021. The vehicle was co-developed by the Korea Institute of Robotics and Technology Convergence and the private robotics firm Rovitek. (Yonhap)
The Convergence is interesting… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obwwje7LJbM
Why the console operator needs to wear firefighting gear is probably made clear somewhere I missed; but, as I said, it is an interesting video.
Same reason desk-sitting drone “pilots” at Nellis wear flight suits. Is it to carry WACs, blood chits, pointy-talkies, and power bars for long missions? Or …
To simply summon the awesome power of an AF flight suit?
The flight suit is awesome! It was far more sexy than normal “fatigues”, had lots of pockets, and required me to carry a switchblade!!
Oh. Wait. You’re talking about REMFs, aren’t you…
Nevermind.