Robot helps maintain your weight

August 15th, 2007

Robot helps maintain your weight It is hard enough to make the decision to keep the flab off, but even harder to stick to a diet and exercise plan especially when you don’t have an accountability partner. MIT Media Lab has developed a robot that could help you in the battle of the bulge. This robot is capable of talking and comes with face-tracking and eye-contact technology that actually calculates the optimal method to meet your weight goals once you’ve interacted with it via the touchscreen interface by keying in both daily and long-term exercise patterns and eating habits. I have a feeling if I don’t see any notable results soon after using this robot, I will probably pull the plug on it and gorge myself on a full plate of glazed donuts.