Motorized Shoes
 

This mode of alternative transportation is up for the annual James Dyson Award.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB9Yrr25P8M

Let the nay saying begin...

I like them.

One of the typical problems with this kind of device is the tiny wheels. I wonder if the small track types, as opposed to the wheel types, deal with irregular surfaces or holes better.

This is not quite something that I would look to for transportation, in that it seems yet to be very balance intensive, but there is a large sub set of transportation that uses skateboards, and in line skates (as well as heelys) and this may be a good fit in those circles. At least that is where it is likely to start.

Walking with feet that weigh different amounts is extremely hard on your lower back.

Did you spot the i167 in the video? ~1.50

Good catch. I had missed it. I wonder about their inspirations.