Category Archives: Remote Presence Amusement

The Verge misses the point of telepresence devices

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Sanford Dickert

James Vincent from The Verge slags off the concept of telepresence robotics, but has yet to experience the true benefit. Continue reading →

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Past Blast: IvanAnywhere shows how remote presence can work [VIDEO]

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Sanford Dickert

Past Blast: checking out IvanAnywhere’s efforts on remote presence in 2007. Continue reading →

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“Beam me up, Scotty!” Suitable announces the Beam!

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Sanford Dickert

At midnight tonight, Suitable Tech’s CEO Scott Hassan unveiled the second version of their Remote Presence System – the Beam.

The Beam itself is not the System, since the entire collection (remote presence device, the client app and the docking station) make up the entire system. engadget was given a preview which shows the device as Scott has “beam”ed into the Beam. See the video below: Continue reading →

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No Telepresence Robots Allowed!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Just saw this terrific comic from Bleeker Comics and thought you would have a laugh. I will be catching up with Pilot Presence news in the coming weeks. Sorry for the extended holiday.

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These robots need your VOTES!

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Time to vote for the Engadget Robot of the Year – don’t waste your time, just VOTE! Continue reading →

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Flashback: Telepresence from 1980 – NYC to LA

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

This past weekend, a number of interesting links have shown up – but not directly relatable to players in the market today.  So, how about a blast from the past and see what happened in 1980 when Kit Galloway and Sherrie Rabinowitz created a “Hole in Space” from Lincoln Center to the open-air Shopping Center in Century City. The video is quite interesting in watching how the passerbys reacted to the presence of people from 3000 miles away. Continue reading →

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Superbowl Sunday Ad for Anybots

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

No, Trevor and the team did not pay for a “real” Superbowl Ad. Just that a friend found that Red Rock Coffee, on Castro in Mountain View, CA posted a great video of the QB using a 4G network to visit the coffee shop to purchase scones. Funniest part was the number of people photographing and videoing the incident. Continue reading →

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Could this be the Remote Presence Rocky?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Real Steel shows remote presence Rocky fights – coming October 2011 Continue reading →

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