I read the title here and thought it was an actual robot. Maybe s/robot/chatbot/ ?
It looks very useful. Congrats on shipping this.
If you're looking for useful features to build I would find a well being tracker very useful. Exercising isn't my problem. Injuries are. If the bot would manage my schedule so if my back is stiff it recommends certain exercises or if I haven't done cardio in a while it recommends that instead of weights etc it would be fantastic. With ML I can imagine being able to build a statistical model off the back of this that would be able to perfectly curate a program for optimal health based on frequency of exercise, type of exercise and reported well-being.
One of the most annoying things about physical fitness is you can't really outsource it. In the end, you have to do the work, with a trainer or whatever. There's just no way around it short of perhaps steroids speeding things up.
For cardio, the most tolerable way I've found to do it everyday is to get a heart rate monitor, get a machine that can adjust difficulty based on a target heart rate and then do that for 30 minutes with headphones and a good podcast or audiobook on. I try to ignore everything but the podcast. Things seem to work OK that way.
Well done. Great idea and execution!
Have you giving any thought of using a different platform? I like the idea of writing a chat bot myself that would work iOS built in Messages but I can't seem to think of a way around it short of using SMS and Twillo which would start to get expensive. Anybody have any suggestions?
Nice idea!
Is the chatbot implementation intended as a prototype or the final product? I think it keeps the barrier to entry low and it's got a bit of fun novelty value to it, but the value in your (great) idea comes entirely from the fact that it's quick and painless to use, and it could be 10x quicker and less painful with virtually any interface besides a chatbot.
Mobile keyboards suck, and nothing highlights that more than seeing a cool idea that could deliver a good value to me by simply asking me to tap one or two large-ish buttons once per day, but that I instead need to chat with.
Edit: I realize there's a large personal preference component to this as well. I personally would rather have a button or two to tap, but I do see how the chatbot-powered anthropomorphization could be a very effective motivator for people who like that.
I am working on an app in a similar space; although as a bot is a novel idea I had not considered. But it looks like you're doing a lot of things right in creating an experience thats engaging and memorable. Plus you've got a great name!
Great job on that landing page too - crystal clear.
This actually feels like a useful application for a chat bot as opposed to a gimmick, well done!
Interesting idea and execution. As mentioned above, I imagined a physical robot, not a chatbot, so might need some clarification in future messaging revisions.
Also interested to learn more about how you plan to utilise user data to make the platform smarter.
Awesome. I have been experimenting with Facebook Messenger bots as well. Did you use any existing framework/tool to create the bot?
Also, I am building a service that allows bots to gather actionable feedback from the users. I am looking for some testers. Let me know if you would be interested in helping out. :)
Somewhat off topic - has anyone used a desk bicycle (pedals) or treadmill for a significant period of time? Being able to do that for an hour every workday would be an amazing health improvement basically for free (in terms of time), but I have difficulty imagining anybody sticking to it.
Would love to see an SMS option! I don't keep fb messenger installed on my phone.
This is a cool idea! I'll start using Jumper.
Good idea. Just got back to training and I need someone to guilt me when I've been lazy.
Or you know, just exercise every second day?
Beware of overtraining
Where is the robot?
Neat idea, but I'm put off by the gratuitous profanity: >>you exercised 5 of the last 7 days. Dammmnnnnnn! Keep kicking ass.
Not everything has to be edgy. Can't you simply say "Great job!" or "congrats" ?
Hey everyone, I recently built this FB Messenger bot to help me exercise more regularly. I found that I was pretty off-and-on-again for exercise and wanted to be a lot more consistent. I feel so much better when I exercise every day. I originally built this for just myself, but I was asked by a few other people if they could use it - so I went ahead and launched it publicly.
I know, it's pretty basic. With the amazing exercise apps and services out there, what use is a silly little bot like this? I can't really give you a solid answer - but I will say it's absolutely helped me exercise significantly more than I had before. The daily reminder in the morning gets me in the mindset of wanting to do something active each day.
Let me know what you think. :)