Japan is a country that is crazy with technology and innovation, especially robots. The latest invention is a fitness robot that helps its rapidly aging population stay in shape.

Taizo (which is similar to “taiso” – Japanese for “physical exercise”) is a small humanoid bot that can perform a number of calisthenics routines. It’s covered with a plush white material and looks like Frosty the Snowman in a pressure suit.

Taizo has 26 joints, or degrees of freedom, and can do about 30 moves, mostly while sitting down. Its internal structure is fairly simple and resembles many of the robot kits sold in hobby stores in Japan.

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), a state-run research center, and General Robotix, a spinoff company, created Taizo to help lead groups of older Japanese in rehabilitation exercises and general fitness routines.