"We do not stop exercising because we grow old - we grow old because we stop exercising."- Dr. Kenneth Cooper

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Robots Can Influence Nutrition and Physical Activity

At 7 min 45 sec Cynthia Breazeal begins to talk about obesity and overweight children in America. The proto type robot helps to maintain a diet and exercise program. The robot also encourages healthy habits for the participant trying to stay on fitness program and gives pre-programmed advice from trainers and professionals that help the participant to stay true to their program. How many years will it be until this is as common as a cell phone? 


http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/13/breazeal.social.robots/index.html?eref=rss_latest&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/cnn_latest+(RSS:+Most+Recent)