Blog Post
Robot personal trainer could be your new gym coach
Metro • Nov 29, 2019
SCIENTISTS have developed a robot personal trainer to coach runners through an exercise programme on the treadmill.
Humanoid robot Pepper can tell jokes, show sympathy, lean towards the runner and change eye colour to express different emotions.
The support is personalised based on the gym-goer’s heart rate, speed, personality type, mood and fitness level.
Pepper gained its social intelligence by being trained by a human fitness instructor on how to be an encouraging coach.
It learned when to offer praise during a workout and the cues that can motivate a runner to improve performance.
