The company that invented the Vespa scooter is now testing this amazing luggage-hauling robot
- Developed by the company behind the Vespa scooter, Gita is a mobile carrier designed to make mobility and transportation easier and more efficient for pedestrians.
- A compartment within Gita can hold 44 pounds of cargo such as backpack, a briefcase, or any other items that make walking cumbersome.
- The robot uses cameras to track the legs of the person it's following, memorizing routes as they go.
Seventy two years after launching the iconic Vespa scooter, Italian motor vehicle company Piaggio has unveiled its newest creation: A robot designed to help you get around without a car at all.
Piaggio Fast Forward, Piaggio's American sibling established in 2015, has been testing the Gita, a two-foot-high, two-wheeled mobile carrying robot, out of its Boston offices for a while now. The company has not yet disclosed a price, but it could start popping up in businesses and construction sites as soon as early 2019.
The company's hope with them is to encourage walking, by eliminating the need for people to need their cars to lug stuff around. The company's motto is "autonomy for humans" — in other words, creating autonomous products in the service of humans, not replacing them.
In that sense, the robot is more like "Star Wars'" heroic, helpful BB-8 droid than a superintelligent robot butler.
Take a look at how it works, below.
Meet Gita (pronounced jee-tah.) Named after the Italian word for 'trip' or 'outing,' this robot sidekick is being designed with the intention of making it easier for people to lug their stuff around.
A compartment within the Gita can hold 2,000 cubic inches of cargo, with a maximum weight of 44 pounds.
Source: Piaggio Fast Forward
That's roughly the size of a case of wine, a loaded backpack, or two stuffed grocery bags.
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