The company that invented the Vespa scooter is now testing this amazing luggage-hauling robot
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.
A button on the top of the compartment door is used to pair Gita up with a wristband. The human wears the wristband, and Gita follows them around, like a faithful, if robotic, dog.
It can keep pace with you and has a zero turning radius, meaning corners or other tricky swivels don't pose a problem to the little guy.
Gita's embedded sensors know to follow its paired human, as well as how to stay out of other people's way. Once Gita learns a route, though, it can theoretically also memorize it and can take the trip unaccompanied.
Source: Fast Company
So if you lead the robot once from your apartment to the pizza joint around the block, it'll know how to get back without you. Think of the possibilities.
Gita also comes in yellow, red, green and grey, with flashy LED lights to match.
Piaggio Fast Forward plans to offer the Gita to businesses first sometime this year to help with transporting supplies around construction sites and factories. Seeing them trailing behind fast-walking commuters on sidewalks could become a reality soon after.
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