Company released a Star Wars-style robot that follows its owner
Love “Star Wars” and always dreamed of your own droid? Now such an opportunity has appeared! Piaggio Fast Forward has introduced a special version of its Gitamini robot. Stylized as a droid from the cult saga.
The novelty was named G1T4M1N1. A true droid name in the spirit of George Lucas’s universe. Developed in collaboration with Disney and Lucasfilm, this robot is already available for purchase for $2875. It’s like a piece of a galaxy far, far away. Special stickers, light effects, and sounds in the style of droids from “Star Wars”.
G1T4M1N1 moves on 2 large wheels that allow it to overcome various surfaces. Not only the smooth floor of a space station, but also ordinary city sidewalks. The robot is capable of autonomously following its owner at speeds of up to 6 miles per hour. Which is approximately equal to 9.5 kilometers per hour.
Between the wheels is a cargo compartment capable of holding up to 20 pounds of cargo – that’s about 9 kilograms. Enough for shopping from the store or even your lightsaber! The droid works up to 7 hours without recharging and can travel about 21 miles. That’s approximately 34 kilometers. Charging takes only 2 hours, which makes the robot an even more practical assistant.
The robot makes sounds similar to R2D2’s electronic trills, which change depending on your actions. Acceleration, deceleration, or simple waiting. Light indicators above each wheel flash in various patterns, indicating battery charge and other operating modes. Of course, it will take time to learn to understand your droid’s “language” as well as Luke understood R2D2. To simplify interaction with the robot, the Mygita mobile application has been developed for iOS and Android. With it, you can check the battery level, change the volume of sounds or completely turn them off, as well as give the droid its own name.
The application also allows you to stream music to the robot’s built-in Bluetooth speakers. And what could be better than John Williams’ “Imperial March” or the melody from the Mos Eisley cantina playing from your personal droid?
