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On the October 24/27 episode of Spark, Nora interviewed Cory Kidd, an MIT researcher who’s developed a robotic weight loss coach — sort of like your own personal robot version of Jenny Craig.
Cory was studying how social robots compare to more traditional ways of tracking weight loss. Since we last heard from him, Cory has completed his study, defended his PhD thesis and formed a company based on his research.
This week, Nora did a follow-up interview with Cory about his study results. You can hear the whole thing above, or download the MP3.
I am kind of suprised that no-one has thought of producing a piece of software with a similar format earlier. The concept is a brilliant one, people need all the motivation they can get when its comes to weight loss even if it is from a fictisious digital person, suppose you could think of the program as your own digital fitness instructor.
Olly
I’d say you’re very good = D