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"Powered Shoes" that cancel the wearer's steps and prevent forward movement could eventually be used for ambling through virtual worlds. Developed by Hiroo Iwata, Hiroshi Tomioka and Hiroaki Yano at the University of Tsukuba, the shoes make the wearer look like he or she is doing a Michael Jackson-style moonwalk. The computerized footwear will be demonstrated at the SIGGRAPH 2006 conference.
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