
Joggobot - Exertion Games Lab
Our Joggobot is able to track the position of the jogger via an built-in camera and tag detection software. This software turns the previously human-controlled quadcopter into an autonomous flying robot that reacts to the jogger’s actions.
joggobot flying robotic running companion - designboom
Jun 5, 2012 · ‘joggobot‘ is a flying drone robot, designed as a running companion to help joggers maintain a steady pace. the project is the work of exertion games lab at australia’s RMIT university, in a ...
'Joggobot': The robotic jogging companion - The Week
Jan 8, 2015 · The aerial robot uses its camera to spot a colorful pattern on a T-shirt worn by the jogger, and flies at a safe distance ahead.
Joggobot, The Companion Drone That Makes You Run Faster ... - Forbes
Jun 7, 2012 · My new favorite drone: the Joggobot, a companion robot for runners. Using a built-in camera, the autonomous drone hones in on sensors in a custom shirt and exhorts you to keep up with it.
Joggobot turns a quadrocopter into a running companion - New …
Jun 11, 2012 · Researchers from RMIT in Melbourne, Australia have developed a flying running companion called Joggobot. The system uses the built-in camera on a commercially-available Parrot AR Drone...
Joggobot - YouTube
Jan 7, 2012 · Joggobot is a research project from the Exertion Games Lab that explores how joggers will enjoy jogging with flying robots as companions in order to make the exercise activity more engaging,...
Joggobot | CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in …
May 5, 2012 · We present our system 'Joggobot', a flying robot accompanying joggers. Our design process revealed preliminary insights into how to design robots for exertion and how to address emerging design challenges.
Go for a jog with a helicopter drone - New Scientist
Jun 1, 2012 · Joggers who find it hard to set a steady pace could soon have a robot companion to help – a small, quad-rotor helicopter drone. The system, called Joggobot, is being developed by Floyd...
Get Off the Couch and Exercise With Joggobot - IEEE Spectrum
Jun 4, 2012 · Joggobot is an AR Drone that's been modified by the Exertion Games Lab at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, to act as a jogging companion. Using its onboard camera, …
Joggobot | CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in …
Apr 27, 2013 · Joggobot is the first autonomous flying robot companion for joggers. Joggobot makes the solo running experience more enjoyable by flying next to you when jogging, offering a coach mode to motivate you to run faster and further, and a "looking after" mode that is similar to jogging with a dog.