This Street Turns Footsteps Into Electricity!

[@BriGoldandGore]

Would love to see this start to transform the concrete jungles of major cities. Putting those step goals into real use!

[@itsSamBentley]

Right?! So much potential

[@amusing4me257]

There could be competitions between cities to see who generated the most power that month!

[@laurencekc]

I love this idea! YES LETS DO IT! @@amusing4me257

[@orxanr5955]

The cost of building and maintaining it would be astronomical.

[@fireksunk]

That's stealing energy from humans

[@Pavegen]

Thank you for the feature Sam!

[@itsSamBentley]

You’re very welcome, thank you for inviting me down to check your awesome innovation out!

[@junoantaresofficial]

Oh my god I'm dumb, I rewatched the video and realised I missed you answering half of my questions. Sorry!! What effect does one part failing have on the whole? Thats the only question I had that I didnt hear an answer to. I understand you are probably really busy so if you have the time to answer that would be awesome, otherwise I wish you and your company all the best!

[@alexanderbrandrup]

Fascinating technology! This reminds me of something that could be find in the solarpunk universe. Also great challenging questions you gave him, along with accurate and honest answers.

[@itsSamBentley]

Could definitely see this as part of a solar punk future!!

[@christinechandler3701]

I love hearing about products like this. The idea of these being put into high walkway areas and then used to either power lights or be stored for use is amazing. Love to see more like this!

[@itsSamBentley]

That makes me happy, glad you enjoyed hearing about it!

[@spidermanandsnape]

This is such a great idea! Even if just put in indoor places like malls, train stations, airports etc. it could be a good chunk of the energy consumed in those locations, and all with what people are doing anyway which is walking to and from their destination! Really cool idea and hope to see it realistically implemented

[@citruscomb]

That's genuinely wonderful to see. My only immediate concern is the effect on people with mobility issues? Ie. I'm curious if it would be a more difficult surface for wheelchairs to traverse (especially electric) and if the slight movement of the triangles would set people off balance or be a tripping hazard etc.

[@arbuz_kawon]

Amazing! It's the kind of idea that when somebody actually comes up with it, you're surprised that nobody thought of it before

[@itsSamBentley]

Right?!

[@KasparStonenature]

This is really awesome tech. Schools would absolutely benefit from this.

[@itsSamBentley]

Think it’s a great way to engage young people with clean energy early on!

[@SilverGamingFI]

Cannot wait till these start to appear in things like marathon paths. Racing for energy

[@cornish.jordan]

wow amazing idea! hope it becomes mainstream. Also I am loving these longer documentary style videos Sam they are great ! thanks for the great content

[@itsSamBentley]

Appreciate that! I’m going to be focusing more on longer doc styles moving forward thanks for ur support 🙏🏼

[@louisebenton9197]

Put them into Gyms and maybe find a way to incorporate them into equipment like trampolines for example. Perhaps the triangles would have to be minimised or made more flexible to add them to certain fabrics. There are so many applications. What an exciting project to be working on, congratulations. 🎉

[@saimonimatawalu8838]

Nightclubs? turning those energy into useful ones?

[@kallinreyj]

If every government on the planet cooperated and allocated funding for this to happen in their countries, cities, towns. provinces, prefectures, etc., there is enough money and resources on a global scale that they could implement this everywhere. Combined with wind, solar, and hydro sourced power, we could be a truly energy renewable, energy sustainable planet. This would also provide a 'safe' first step towards a cooperative global initiative and could help break down a wall/boundary here and there.

[@gomezmig]

Great work Sam, love your content. Saludos from Tijuana, Mexico.

[@itsSamBentley]

Muchas Gracias mi amigo!

[@robertevans714]

Looks fantastically engineered and very exciting use of all those billions of daily footsteps! Great farsighted vision!

[@JoelDiab]

Great video and a really interesting product. My only thought is, what about solar panels. What's the cost to energy ratio for solar panels vs these?

[@amusing4me257]

Great question

[@trinitygebhardt8697]

This is something that I have thought about for years! I am absolutely thrilled to see someone with the means to create it making it!!

[@BornOutOfTheAshes]

Imagine this at a fitness studio while doing aerobics or dancing…

[@Lanxgaming]

set these up in a kids play area, them sprinting about would power whole cities

[@amusing4me257]

So Dallas Texas in the USA is a pretty experimental place as in what’s trending worldwide, and shows up in California or NYC will often then show up there. It’s almost as if Dallas is the testing grounds to see if the rest of the USA will take on the trend or not. Just saying it may be a good place to start in the USA.

[@kuriosastoryteller]

Yes! I’ve waited so long for something like this! 💚

[@itsSamBentley]

It’s like the future is finally here!

[@kuriosastoryteller]

@@itsSamBentley And it’s fantastic! 💚

[@gijsdebruin2770]

I'm wondering how we could get municipalities and other government bodies on this. Especially when they're not climate focussed.

[@red13emerald]

This is interesting, but I wonder about two things: ROI in terms of money and emissions. If I am a Mall, why would I buy this over a solar panel? Solar is cheaper, easier to maintain and might even generate more electricity per day. And will the emissions of producing this actually be offset be the generated electricity over its lifespan? Reliability of this will also be much lower than of solar, there's just way more failure points. Walking on it will take more effort, which is something most building owners don't want. And accessibility for people with disabilities is a major concern as well. In total, I see this product being a fun thing to put into a few meters of pavement as a symbol of sustainability, but not much more.

[@mrliamoneill]

So great to hear about stuff like this!

[@itsSamBentley]

I’ve got loads more coming!

[@angel1573]

Really cool! The implications of this are amazing and I hope it truly takes the world by storm. Thank you for sharing!

[@ShelfsideOllie]

Surely the motorways are a perfect way to generate energy using this tech? Imagine that, a car powered by the road it’s just traveled on.. that’s the future

[@LimitedWard]

Or hear me out... cities could spend a fraction of the cost building a solar farm that would take up orders of magnitudes less space and require significantly less maintenance.

[@FPE-Is-Skibidi-Aryan]

This doesn't require space tho, it's normal roads. Besides, we can have it both ways, this on the roads and solar panels above buildings.

[@fenvesik]

Wouldn't work, that kinetic energy must come from somewhere and turning the kinetic energy of the car into kinetic energy of the flywheel and then into electricity, transport and transform that electricity to charge the car... Too many sources of losses. This would make a terrible road for cars. It's like driving on loose sand.

[@Hi636-x1z]

Thanks Sam for the news!

[@janekmazur5985]

The heavier you are, the more energy you produce... my time has come!

[@firefoxx_x]

15 minutes cities…

[@stanw1956]

Can you make them for roads?

[@tudibelle]

They’ve been at the University of Birmingham for a few years ❤

[@tomk503]

Awesome idea and great interview!

[@SuryaAshte]

Imagine if they developed such tech for roads, it could generate so much energy.😀👍

[@BuildNewTowns]

Really cool concept! I might have to contact them later for some projects!

[@thooijmans]

Amazing!! Would love to work on this project! Can't wait until it's being used worldwide!

[@cyberlord64]

I might be missing something crucial here but something doesn't make sense. This device generates 4w of power for each step. Even with a conservative estimate that the flywheel continues to rotate for 1 second, that's just 0.0011 Wh of energy generated (4w / (60sec * 60)). If we were to compare this with a standard $110, 350W solar panel, it would generate 1Kwh in around 3 hours. However, you would require 900 steps for a single Wh, or ~900K steps for 1kwh. That's 1 person walking ~640Km. Am I missing something here?

[@alexclifford2485]

Nice idea but this is generating minimal minimal power. A single solar panel can generate far more than this with a fraction of the size, or build resources. These components are not free.

[@Ben-xs1og]

That is true but instead of having no energy in these parts like city we can generate some there

[@ismnotwasm1420]

This is amazing and I love it

[@itsSamBentley]

Me too 🥰

[@matthewt011]

The incredibly small amount of energy each step produces would take probably a few decades to barely cover the energy it cost to produce it in the first place.

[@jetrig5910]

I have a question, can these plates be installed under basketball, tennis or badminton courts?, I.e. do these plates affect the bounce level of a basketball ball or tennis ball if bounced on the plate

[@AnthonyKeydel]

@3:25 what do you mean it gets dark early/quickly in tropical countries??

[@bakuyas1021]

been following on instagram for a while just found your channel, i had no idea you were also a brummie. hope to see this tech used more around new street station and hopefully one day be used in the new station they are using for hs2

[@keithcharlton2531]

Brilliant idea. So much potential. I'd install it in the house to help with power bills.

[@fker1000]

I was thinking z same thing

[@Shad0w905]

Sam on location! Love it :D

[@itsSamBentley]

More to come!!

[@emmabarrasford3521]

Fabulous idea! Has he thought about applying for the earthshot prize to potentially win investment to scale his product up and gain even more publicity :) I love it so much ❤

[@edithedmlbb]

Imagine that installed in Manila's MRT and LRT stations

[@Smoses_senpai]

Is there any way to support this project?

[@basharalqadhi-u8z]

Why did not you provide the project components, programming languages ​​and design programs for use only?

[@stevejacques6585]

That's amazing in a extremely busy foot traffic area it would work perfectly ❤

[@sonictitan1]

I’m curious about how much weight these take to compresse. Put these in animal shelters yards/volunteer pathways. Let the puppers do it.

[@tomkeegan3782]

Why not use turnstiles to generate electricity?

[@atrea5824]

Amazing invention!

[@itsSamBentley]

🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@ProfessorsGameingYT]

Sir I really loved u r idea,I am inspired by u r invention

[@Alternatives_Universum]

Well, the problem is that the energy that humans put into those devices is reduced from the humans because each time they step on one of the steps they sink down a bit into the ground and have to lift themselves up afterwards. After walking on such a path for a long time one can feel quite exhausted. As a consequence of that humans have to eat more to regain the energy they lost on the path and on a global scale no energy is won by that technology.

[@Lunarl4ndr]

It's interesting to compare them to a concrete floor, but theses don't appear to be structural themselves. How would they be underpinned in a way that wouldn't require a concrete floor just being paved under them for rigidity? Also that sleeve on the generator seems like it should be eliminated otherwise you're gonna be pulling up the tiles every ither year to replace them and, at least in the US, aren't gonna be interested in the higher frequency of that recurrent cost.

[@idsellerin6613]

How to buy this product

[@gabrielneves6602]

It is incredible, but as someone from brazil country my first tought is: what about people stealing pieces of it for wires, u knwo theres a cooper black market out here, so yikes. Thtas my only concern with this kind of thing

[@oseqq]

SOLAR FREAKIN ROADWAYS 2.0

[@yalkncirak9623]

He didnt answer energy cost to produce vs outcome question. He just said its carbon positive in 2 years

[@tomkeegan3782]

Could roads be built to incorporate this technology?

[@SajiAbraham-v6f]

Where can we buy this

[@jamiesonblain2968]

I would be very surprised if the embodied carbon of these ever gets offset by the energy generated

[@RayCh]

What is the ROI to make it feasible, that will be the question for everyone.

[@ahmadbaihaqi3675]

I prefer to watch your KZbin videos than your short videos

[@plutonis6562]

That is so freakin' cool.

[@phasematerialsresearch9319]

This is literally a Gooble Box from the Microverse episode from Rick & Morty. People are so dumb so of course they would see this as revolutionary.

[@akhtarnadeem621]

Will it not have any bad effect on the human body?

[@kathynelson6073]

Great product idea. Put this in airports.

[@v78981]

I know this is an older video so I doubt a lot of people will see this, but have they taken disabled people into account while designing this? Can people with wheelchairs or crutches or other mobility aids traverse on it safely? Looking at how it much it moves I don't think I could walk on it without injuring myself, even with my aids :/ Don't get me wrong, it's a fantastic innovation and I think it's really cool, but I'd be lying if I didn't feel a certain dread when hearing you talk about it being everywhere in public spaces - it's already hard enough disabled people to get out and navigate so-called "accessible" public spaces without the floor moving beneath us

[@vivekkumarpradhan8767]

I want to implement this in our factory... In India..... Please tell me where i get this tech??

[@SomerandomguyYoudontknow-h2l]

their website

[@OilyAnimal3]

I really wish cities would start using things like this but you never hear or dee of anything actually getting implemented 😅😅😅

[@annikaculhane3596]

The guy directly told you joules and you randomly switched it to watts. Either way one step is only enough to power a bulb for 1/12 of a SECOND. Should have checked your work, you hyped it up by a factor of hundreds

[@Thatturtlee]

Honestly seems quite fun to walk on too 😹🚶‍♀

[@channelraven8808]

Cooooool. Yes please!!🎉

[@itsSamBentley]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@fanwan1206]

Imagine how much the USA will produce 😂😂 but brilliant idea!

[@SomerandomguyYoudontknow-h2l]

Imagine if they get even stronger and can be used on roads or train tracks, that could generate a lot of electricity

[@angrywaffle2860]

Sounds cool but wouldn't one tile be more likely to break than our current system?

[@Coop_Boop]

How disability friendly is this? Like have they tested to see how this would affect someone with vertigo or dementia? How easy is it to walk on with a prosthetic? Does it make wheelchair use more difficult on the users arms? Does it make wheelchair use rely on a second person to push and limiting one's independence?

[@euphony7871]

Love it!

[@alxyok]

what happened to this. also, during the lifespan of that product is the produced energy worth the economic and environmental cost? great idea, but

[@fitnessguru0007]

Halp for me gavegen basic details please

[@Deepak-Brl]

This had been tested in India by one company in India 7 Years Ago. I wonder what happened to the project later. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXu1gJWLfbKlisk Hope Pavegen will be able to scale it and make it more efficient.

[@RightBoyKA-POW]

This is good, but I feel like if this does too well, then big electricity producing companies will lose business. Edit: Or maybe not.

[@fitnessguru0007]

Hello sir this technology very good

[@firstlight7419]

Shared

[@LetsGo-LoveYourself]

This is super cool but im gonna say its not going to be the future. Solar and nuclear are going to be it.

[@mcfrog5473]

This is so cool! I’m curious if this could be achieved on a big scale for highways. Imagine driving an electric car and then charging your car with the electricity you produced by driving it!

[@adamlowe8822]

The problem with that is highways and freeways are already unbelievably expensive to build and even more expensive to maintain

[@LimitedWard]

This is a textbook case of inventing a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. It's the same sort of gimmick as gravity-powered lights or solar roads. You know what can withstand all those harsh conditions and produce orders of magnitudes more energy for a fraction of the price? Solar panels. The fact that he's pushing this as an energy solution for developing nations demonstrates a complete lack of understanding for what those countries want or need. And to make matters worse, even his prototype soccer field relied on solar power to make it work, which is... to put it politely... a disingenuous demonstration of its viability as a real product. It's yet another techbro trying to reinvent the wheel and making it worse.

[@maxinefinnfoxen]

Using MY energy to give for free to any place i walk past? This is communism!! /sarcasm I dont doubt that as this becomes more common, there will be people to say shit like that.

[@jaredleemease]

Thank you Sam. 🏜🕺🏻🐕🏖