Is a walking pad safe with kids around?

Is a walking pad safe with kids around?

From our Kickstarter update of 21 August 2026.

A Transport Lock That's Also a Child Safety Feature

I've developed a transport lock that doubles as a mechanism to block the walking surface. If you have kids and don't want them stepping on the Office Walker unsupervised, you simply slide it between in one of the holes and the walking surface is locked in place. It's just as easy to remove again.

Transport lock blocking the Office Walker walking surface
Here you can see the blocked walking surface.
Removing the transport locks from the Office Walker
Here I remove the locks.
Office Walker slats moving again after the locks are removed
And here the slats move again.

If I remember correctly, this was actually requested in a Kickstarter comment a while back. So: asked and delivered.

Johannes

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