It looks like something from the bowels of the Starship Enterprise: a raised platform comprised of identical geometric squares in a blackened room. A holodeck, perhaps?...
No, PAMELA (Pedestrian Accessibility and Movement Environment Laboratory) has been set up by the British Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council at University College London to measure and monitor the movements of pedestrians.
The goal is to create safer pavement, safer bus stops ”” in fact, safer outdoor surfaces everywhere feet hit the ground.
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