Nissan unveils the world’s first ‘Intelligent Parking Chair’

Nissan Motor Company has unveiled a new type of office furniture set to revolutionize the workspace, with chairs that can be automatically “parked” into desk spaces like cars driving into a garage. The concept has been inspired by the company’s intelligent park assist technology, which helps drivers park their vehicles easily, thanks to the inclusion of automatic steering.

The chairs are able to move by using a combination of cameras, wireless technology, and built-in rollers in the base, which give them the full scope of 360-degree maneuverability. In an office setting, four ceiling-mounted cameras are used to identify each chair’s position, before wirelessly transmitting the route for its destination, sending the chairs scuttling towards their designated desk space in an instant.
While vehicle parking with a single hand clap is yet to become a reality, the type of new technology that moves these chairs is the same as that currently used in the X-Trail Hybrid and other Nissan vehicles.
Produced in collaboration with the award-winning creative team BIRDMAN, the Intelligent Parking Chair is a promotional project that highlights Nissan’s aim to “enrich people’s lives through technology”. Seeing the concept in action shows just how much time and effort can be saved when incorporating systems like these into our everyday lives.

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