It sounds like a perfect solution to the misery of dragging heavy bags around airports. With motors in each wheel and an 'anti-gravity' system which centres the weight over its wheels, the powered suitcase promises to lighten the load on your arm so much that pulling even 30kg (66lb) of baggage feels like 3kg (6.6lb). /**noice thats good**/
But it may lighten your wallet as well as your load. For not only does the motorised bag cost £700, it weighs 10.6kg (23lb) when empty – about 3kg more than the average suitcase, its makers say.
Powered by a rechargeable 12-volt battery pack in the base, the case can cover a mile-and-a-half fully loaded.
Each has a laser-etched serial number, so that if lost, the finder can contact its makers, Live Luggage, who email or text the owner. help im being kidnapped
The case, which has a plug-in charger, similar to that of a mobile phone, works by providing varying power to the wheels, depending on how hard the user pulls it.
Pressure sensors built into the handle monitor how hard the case is pulled. The engines then provide torque to compensate. So as the user walks, it follows them as though it weighs nothing.It also has an 'anti-gravity' handle system, which balances the bulk of the case over the wheels, like a wheelbarrow.Sensors on the handle increase power if the slope gets steeper or the user walks faster.
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But it may lighten your wallet as well as your load. For not only does the motorised bag cost £700, it weighs 10.6kg (23lb) when empty – about 3kg more than the average suitcase, its makers say.
Powered by a rechargeable 12-volt battery pack in the base, the case can cover a mile-and-a-half fully loaded.
Each has a laser-etched serial number, so that if lost, the finder can contact its makers, Live Luggage, who email or text the owner. help im being kidnapped
The case, which has a plug-in charger, similar to that of a mobile phone, works by providing varying power to the wheels, depending on how hard the user pulls it.
Pressure sensors built into the handle monitor how hard the case is pulled. The engines then provide torque to compensate. So as the user walks, it follows them as though it weighs nothing.It also has an 'anti-gravity' handle system, which balances the bulk of the case over the wheels, like a wheelbarrow.Sensors on the handle increase power if the slope gets steeper or the user walks faster.
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