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Piaggio turned its cute follow robot into a Star Wars droid
It's basically just a $2,875 version of the Gitamini (which now sells for $2,475) with Star Wars decals and sound effects. But it sure is cute.
We called its original Gita (pronounced "jee-tah," Italian for "trip") robot an attractive rolling porter, but its size and initial $3,250 price made it more of a robo-curio than something you'd actually want to buy. While that delighted my kids — who both jumped in the air the moment G1T4-M1N1 awoke with a loud boot-up sound — they were still frustrated they could't pile their toys into its compartment and walk it to the neighborhood park. According to Piaggio Fast Forward CEO and co-founder Greg Lynn, the company expects bot owners to watch out for major "cliff" drops like stairs.
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