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Smart luggage and the companion robot you can ride
Robotic suitcases that follow you wherever you go are taking over CES this year. Chinese firm 90Fun has unveiled its Puppy 1 suitcase equipped with a custom auto-following chip and Segway's self-balancing technology to prevent falling over. In a demonstration at CES, 90Fun showed off how it can drive around either controlled by a human, or all by itself. Segway Ninebot also displayed its adorable Loomo robot and the autonomous delivery version, Loomo Go, which appears a cross between a rideable hoverboard and a friendly robotic companion. Chinese firm 90Fun has unveiled its Puppy 1 suitcase equipped with a custom auto-following chip and Segway's self-balancing technology to prevent falling over.
Watch Out! That Suitcase Drives Itself
All the bags use different technology to enable their auto-follow features, but the concepts are similar. You can wirelessly connect the rolling bag to a remote control, smartphone or smartwatch and the bag will follow that device while you hold a Venti iced latte in each hand. China-based 90Fun's Puppy 1 bag even uses Segway's balancing technology to cruise around on two wheels. I quickly learned this luggage of tomorrow needs more time in driver's ed class today. As you will see in the video, the Puppy 1 struggled to keep a connection with its remote, often landing on its face or going in reverse. Another bag I tried, the TravelMate, didn't want to follow me at all.