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Category Archives: Remote Presence News
Suitable announces a little Beam (or actually the Beam+)
The Beam+ seems to be Suitable’s answer to vGo’s offering and Double’s play using the base technology of the original Beam and to offer a more family-friendly play (as seen in their promo photos).
The Beam+ stands about 5 feet tall and supports many of the same features of the original Beam (including the same motors, microphone array and control software), technical improvements (including HDR-based camera and a higher-resolution screen) and cost reductions (including one wifi radio instead of two, a smaller physical screen size). Upon launch, Suitable plans on having the specs for the Beam+ at this URL: https://www.suitabletech.com/beam-plus/ Continue reading
Finally! Pilot Presence meets double — in the flesh!
we got a chance to chat with David from Double where we discussed the origin story of double robotics. Instead of repeating the story, we learned that Tech Toys 360 on the Discovery Velocity Channel has a terrific video that presents the origin story along with additional details and visuals on the “innovative device” at http://www.velocity.com/tv-shows/tech-toys-360/videos/ipad-robot.htm Continue reading
Try before you Buy? Suitable comes up with their own viral marketing campaign
Suitable Technologies, Inc. has revealed its new Beam Corporate Leasing Program to offer large organizations the opportunity to test the Beam remote presence system for a 3-year period. Continue reading
Posted in Beam, Remote Presence News, Remote Presence Systems
Tagged Beam, Leasing a Beam, Scott Hassan, Suitable Technologies
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Suitable takes Grand Award Winner from Popular Science
Suitable Technologies takes the Grand Award Winner in the 2013 Best of What’s New Award from Popular Science magazine in the Hardware category. Continue reading
Posted in Beam, Remote Presence News, Remote Presence Systems
Tagged Beam, Grand Award Winner, PopSci, Suitable Technologies
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Did Unbounded Robotics release the White Horse of the Apocalypse?
Unbounded Robotics reveals the UBR-1 – a terrific follow on to the long awaited PR3 Continue reading
Posted in Remote Presence News, Willow Garage Alumni
Tagged ROS, UBR-1, UBR-1S, Unbounded Robotics
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Reduce your carbon footprint and Beam into RoboBusiness this month!
Suitable and RoboBusiness pair up to offer Beaminginot the RoboBusiness conference and announce their newest version of the Beam software. Continue reading
double! What in the world? We need a better solution than bumbling humour on The Good Wife!
The double does a terrible job in showing in the Good Wife Continue reading
Suitable Tech acquires Willow Garage!
Bringing the two groups together gives Suitable their home once again (the predecessor of the Beam was created there) and a staff that are already versed in build and maintenance of robotics. Continue reading
Want to travel to Italy and never leave your home? Try this!
Today, the San Pellegrino company posted on Facebook their “Three Minutes in Italy” adventure. You should try it out yourself – but note that it only works during daylight hours!. Continue reading
double delivers and Cisco and iRobot make another Ava
double Robotics announces they are shipping their first pre-orders and iRobot announces partnership with Cisco on Ava 500. Continue reading