Piaggio is an automotive company with widening interests in cargo-carrying robots. The company has just announced the introduction of its second cargo-carrying robot called Gitamini. Piaggio Gitamini is indeed a smaller version of the Gita, the first cargo-carrying bot by Piaggio Fast Forward, an arm of the Italian automotive company. The Gitamini comes at a price of $1,850.Piaggio Gitamini

Gitamini has two large wheels, a central trunk, a machine vision system that enables the bot to identify and follow its owner like a dog. The robot can carry cargo up to 20 pounds inside its enclosed interior. The robot itself has a weight of 28 pounds. It can move a distance of 21 miles which outshines that of its predecessor. The Gita although has a carrying capacity of 40 pounds, can only move a distance of 12 miles.

The robot has lots of cameras and sensors that enable it to accurately map its surrounding. The radar functionality is a new addition that is absent in Gita. The array of sensors helps the robot to navigate through the terrain and follow its owner. By standing in front of the robot and pressing the lock button on the bot. The trunk can also be locked.

There are no anti-theft measures apart from the lock mechanism for the trunk. However, the company insists that this does not affect the deployment of robots to cargo carrying operations. The robot is priced at $1,850 and it is difficult to hazard a guess on the segment of the market that may want to shell that amount on a robot just for carrying loads. There are other challenges apart from the lack of an anti-theft mechanism, like difficulty in moving up or down the stairs.

The Gitamini is available for purchase on October 15 via the product website. The company will hope its relative success with the more expensive Gita will be extended to the new cargo-carrying robot.

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