Remember Vespa scooter? Of course! Or, should I say, the question is formalized the wrong way because the cute little charming scooter never left actually and everybody knows it and loves it today as years before in 60’s or 70’s. So, Italian manufacturer Piaggio knows how to make a strong everlasting brand, and now they’re coming out with a fresh new product that it’s nothing like we ever seen before… and that requires our attention, don’t you agree?!
The newborn sibling of Vespa is called Gita (pronounced jee-a, which means a short trip in Italian ). The Gita robot can help you also like Vespa to easily navigate through a city jam, but it isn’t made for transport of humans. So, what is Gita?! Gita is a robot cargo carrier on two wheels capable of hauling up to 40 pounds (18 kg) of goods while following a human operator or moving autonomously through a mapped environment.
Its design is absolutely adorable and I can already sense it will be adored by people almost like cute robot helper from Star Wars r2-d2. Gita shape is ball-like and dominated color is blue. It can follow you around the city at bicycle speeds – up to 22 mph (35 km/h), which is a pretty fast fellow traveler, you will agree.
The intention of the firm with this product is to free people from a dependence on automobiles. The firm describes Gita as
“an intelligent and nimble cargo vehicle designed and engineered with the same attention to safety, braking, balancing and vehicle dynamics that you would expect of a high-performance motorcycle.”
“The transportation and robotics industries tend to focus on optimizing tasks and displacing labor. We are developing products that augment and extend human capabilities, instead of simply seeking to replace them,” says Jeffrey Schnapp, CEO of Piaggio Fast Forward.
Check out in the video below Gita, the robot cargo carrier, in action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oib0Qjm4t9M
Gita, a robot cargo carrier by Italian manufacturer Piaggio, known for Vespa scooters.
Blu ball-like helper is capable of following a human operator or moving autonomously through a mapped environment.
The intention of the firm with this product is to free people from a dependence on automobiles.
Gita learns how to avoid obstacles while you walk by watching you, so it gets better every time
The sleek design and color choice will also make a cool fashion statement
With just a tap of a button, the Gita robot by Piaggio will start following you
It can carry up to 44 pounds of cargo and up to 2,000 cubic inches in its built in compartment
That’s enough for your daily grocery list and even a backpack
The Gita Robot is ready at your command!
Via: piaggiofastforward
