The £700 motorised 'anti-gravity' suitcase that feels empty and will text you when it gets lost

It sounds like a perfect solution to the misery of dragging heavy bags around airports.



With motors in each wheel and an 'anti-gravity' system which centres the weight over its wheels, the powered suitcase promises to lighten the load on your arm so much that pulling even 30kg (66lb) of baggage feels like 3kg (6.6lb).



But it may lighten your wallet as well as your load. For not only does the motorised bag cost £700, it weighs 10.6kg (23lb) when empty – about 3kg more than the average suitcase, its makers say.

The luggage features motorised wheels and can reach running speed

As many airlines charge for items weighing more than about 23kg (50lb), choosing the 94-litre powered suitcase for your holiday wardrobe, could cost you a small fortune in excess baggage.

Virgin Atlantic, for example, may charge up to £42 for each kilo of excess.



But inventor Clive Hemsley, 57, thinks the case is worth its weight, and will come in handy for those travelling on cruises – which often come without a luggage limit, he said. 'Going on holiday or on a business trip can be hell if you have to carry a heavy case.



'It's only recently become possible to make batteries and motors strong enough and light enough to make powered cases viable.'

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Powered by a rechargeable 12-volt battery pack in the base, the case can cover a mile-and-a-half fully loaded.



Each has a laser-etched serial number, so that if lost, the finder can contact its makers, Live Luggage, who email or text the owner.



The case, which has a plug-in charger, similar to that of a mobile phone, works by providing varying power to the wheels, depending on how hard the user pulls it.



Pressure sensors built into the handle monitor how hard the case is pulled.



The wheel motors switch on the moment you tug on the handle

The engines then provide torque to compensate. So as the user walks, it follows them as though it weighs nothing.



It also has an 'anti-gravity' handle system, which balances the bulk of the case over the wheels, like a wheelbarrow.



Sensors on the handle increase power if the slope gets steeper or the user walks faster.



Engines switch off automatically if the case is dropped, so it will not run away from you.



Mr Hemsley invented the case following his mother's death. She had a heart attack as she pulled luggage at Gatwick airport.



She survived, but died of a second attack shortly after.

The cases are available to order from the company's website liveluggage.com.