Échasses Urbaines / Jumping stilts / Powerbocking : Street freestyle & Flat 2014
Why Worldbuilding Stack Exchange recommends it
Worldbuilding Stack Exchange answerers point people to it as a concrete reference for what spring-loaded jumping stilts can do when designing human-powered transport, cybernetic legs or jumping soldiers.
Recommended by 0 people across 0 different months, 2017 to 2021.
What it is
A short 2014 compilation of street freestyle sessions on jumping stilts (powerbocking), filmed in Vittel, France, by the channel KiKi et QuQu in partnership with Powerstrider and Normandy Jump. It shows people running, jumping and flipping on spring-bladed stilts.
What people said
Cites ozone · 2017-06 · Worldbuilding Stack Exchange · on “What kind of Superpowers can Cybernetics give without an imaginary power source?”
I think a sort of bionic eye would be pretty close to possible, with little energy usage. Something that could see across a larger spectrum. I've seen some fancy shoes that allow a guy to run pretty fast that don't even use batteries. Like this one: The fastest man in the world [LINK] Or this one: Power bocking [this video]
Cites Whitehot · 2019-10 · Worldbuilding Stack Exchange · on “What could an alternative human-powered transportation method look like?”
I think using some futuristic version of powerstriders [this video] would be pretty interesting. They already look pretty scifi as is, but you could imagine a fair amount of upgrades to make them more practical. To start with, it would be cool if they could be retracted, maybe stored behind the wearer's calf, with the blade folded in some manner. Perhaps the blade is made of a material with asjustable rigidity to allow this. Adding different "soles" to the stilts for different terrain could also be practical. Sharp studs like on soccer shoes could help adherence on damp soil, whereas ridged rubber could give better adherence on rocky terrain. Maybe they even come with a mountain climbing setting.
Cites PcMan · 2021-04 · Worldbuilding Stack Exchange · on “How do I make my soldiers jump higher”
@TJames here's an "instructional video" for the use of similar legs.https: [this video] As for getting up..(without anything to hold on to). You just extend one leg out to the side, hold the other as close as you can and still move. then roll your center of mass until it is exactly between the two supports, and push with the closer foot. Kind of like a first-time skater on the ice.