Segway produces gyroscope Loomo, which can be transformed into a robot

Segway Company launched on the site Indiegogo fundraising for the production of a strange hybrid of the robot and   gyroscope Segway Loomo. Will release it promise in the spring of this year.

More about   Segway Loomo

Loomo Go   looks like a regular gyroscater, to   which attached a tiny head of the robot. Thanks to the artificial intelligence system, Loomo reacts to   team (as long as he knows Chinese and   English), is able to recognize faces and   silhouettes, and   So   same great orientation in   space thanks to Intel RealSense " vision " technology.

Why this

The robotic scanner can be useful for various tasks. For example, it can be made to work as a peddler of leaflets on the street or to attach to   him a cart and   will force to deliver water or beer. And this is only a small part of its functions. Developers promise to release SDK for Android, with   By means of which the robot can be taught many other tricks. Thanks to this, the creators of the robot count that he   can become an assistant in   Hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, restaurants, cafes and   stores.

A   to ride on   You can do it?

Can. AT   As a basis, the engineers used Segway Mini Pro gyroscope, so the novelty can be used   as a vehicle. If you, of course, do not   embarrasses dangling between the legs of the robot. Maximum speed -   10 kilometers in   hour.

How much

Judging by   recently launched on   Indiegogo page, the price of   Loomo for backers will be $ 1299. For all who do not   have time for   pre-orders, the price in   retail networks will rise to   $ 1799. TO   the word needed to run $ 312   000 project was collected for   2 days.

Source: The Verge