AUSTIN - A student from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) was awarded as part of a team named Joggobot robot creators. The robot was able to float in front of someone who is jogging or running, and encouraged him to be able to achieve fitness.
Reported by the SMH, Sunday (06/03/2012), is Chad Toprak, 22-year-old man said he would prefer Joggobot as a personal trainer friend and jogging. He also preferred to sweat (jogging) with a robot that is capable of flying.
"It's really unique, run with the robot fly." Toprak said. According to the Joggers (call people who go jogging) will have a partner when they were running the exercise.
Toprak explains, the robot is suitable for all types of Joggers. The robot has several modes such as mode-moving companion in harmony with the speed of the runner and coach mode is claimed to be more challenging.
"Mode coach basically trying to push your limits to the point that you can do. Robot is flying in front of you with a very fast pace and you should try to keep pace with the robot's distance," he explained.
The idea of creating this robot came last October at the Bustling Exertion Games Lab at RMIT. A group of game developers, including project leader Eberhard Grather, Florian Mueller, Wouter Toprak Walmink and Chad decided to create a robot with physical activity to improve the experience of jogging.
Currently the device is still in the process of development. Expected to be mass-produced the next few years.
Joggobot recently been packed into boxes for shipment to the United States. The robot will be displayed and presented at the Computer-Human Interaction conference in Austin, Texas
Reported by the SMH, Sunday (06/03/2012), is Chad Toprak, 22-year-old man said he would prefer Joggobot as a personal trainer friend and jogging. He also preferred to sweat (jogging) with a robot that is capable of flying.
"It's really unique, run with the robot fly." Toprak said. According to the Joggers (call people who go jogging) will have a partner when they were running the exercise.
Toprak explains, the robot is suitable for all types of Joggers. The robot has several modes such as mode-moving companion in harmony with the speed of the runner and coach mode is claimed to be more challenging.
"Mode coach basically trying to push your limits to the point that you can do. Robot is flying in front of you with a very fast pace and you should try to keep pace with the robot's distance," he explained.
The idea of creating this robot came last October at the Bustling Exertion Games Lab at RMIT. A group of game developers, including project leader Eberhard Grather, Florian Mueller, Wouter Toprak Walmink and Chad decided to create a robot with physical activity to improve the experience of jogging.
Currently the device is still in the process of development. Expected to be mass-produced the next few years.
Joggobot recently been packed into boxes for shipment to the United States. The robot will be displayed and presented at the Computer-Human Interaction conference in Austin, Texas
