压倒了太多的包裹或袋子？可能是时候获得吉塔了。
I’ve heard enough about autonomous vehicles for the time being. What I really want is a hands-free way to lug all my stuff around. And it looks like I just may get what I wished for very soon.
几年前，哈佛大学教授杰弗里·施纳普（Jeffrey Schnapp）会见了Vespa的制造商Piaggio Group的领导团队。根据《连线》中的一篇文章，从那次会议开始，一家新的研发和制造公司出生于波士顿的后街。
该公司被称为Piaggio Fast Forward [PFF]，创建了其第一个产品Gita作为滚动机器人，可以携带多达40磅的货物数英里。这有线文章指出：“ [gita]并没有尽快使您从A到B，而是要让您更容易地到达那里。不仅如此，吉塔（Gita）是一种开始探索人类和机器人共享人行道时世界的样子的一种方式。而且，希望使这个想法看起来有些可怕。”
Well, I’m not scared. I’m excited!
这concept that PFF came up with is called “granular mobility,” which is the ability to navigate the sidewalks and the spaces where people move. “A Vespa for the 21st century,” the founders say.
吉塔并不是完全自主,相反,它是meant to follow you when you put on its corresponding wearable—which right now looks like a tool belt, but will eventually shrink to the size of a smartphone. You can be walking or riding your bike, as Gita can move as fast as 22 miles per hour while locking in your things to the cargo hold with the touch of your finger (well, your fingerprint.) It turns, it stops, and it avoids obstacles thanks to its vision system cameras that map its surroundings.
除了帮助您将杂货带回家外，Piaggo Fast Forward团队还设想其他应用程序，包括帮助老年人到处走走，或向一群Gitas提供邮件运营商，以快速完成交货。该公司还在制作一个可以承受较重负载的版本。
Gita is in the pilot phase today, but a bigger rollout is planned for 2018. Can’t wait!
