
The Ergatta Rower is a connected rowing machine that does things differently. It uses water resistance for one (the hardware is, in fact, a WaterRower which you may well recognize from Netflix’s House Of Cards), but the biggest difference is that instead of placing you in front of an instructor or river scene—as with Hydrow, Peloton or Echelon—it makes sitting down to row feel like playing a video game.
With a number of connected rowing machines on the market and competition fierce, does this new approach earn the Ergatta a place among the best rowing machines?