Category Archives: Remote Presence News

VGo getting a lot of press this week

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Seems as though the guys in New Hampshire have been working the wires with the Today Show today and just found that BusinessWeek has a compelling article on the VGo as well. Continue reading →

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VGo on the Today Show

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Linden and the VGO on the Today Show. Continue reading →

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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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Remote Presence Links for February 11, 2011

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Low Cost Video Chat Robot – Lift11: Sabine Hauert, Robotics today – Robot helping fill Kern’s specialist doctor gap Continue reading →

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Remote Presence Links for February 4, 2011

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

HRI 2011 Conference Technical Program announced – ROS 3D Contest – The Results! – Geek of the Week: Trevor Blackwell – Real-time voice translator smashes down language barriers Continue reading →

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Test-driving the Anybots QB

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

As readers have seen in the earlier articles this month, Anybots announced their public availability of the QB. The week before, Trevor gave me an interview which I published here using the newest version of the QB. In this article, I discuss the use of the QB and the aspects that I both enjoyed and could see improvements for in the coming versions. Continue reading →

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Remote Presence Links for January 31, 2011

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Remote Presence Links for January 31, 2011 – Why I Don’t Like Telepresence Robots – YET – Q&A: Ken Goldberg Discusses Telerobots, Androids and Heidegger – 12 Advances in Medical Robotics – When Only a Robotic Video Presence Will Do – Rumor on new features on an RPS company product Continue reading →

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Discussing Use Cases for Remote Presence

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

This week, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Lowell (Katherine M. Tsui, Munjal Desai, and Holly A. Yanco) pre-published their findings on use cases of remote presence / telepresence robots in prep for the HRI 2011 conference in Switzerland this March. In their article, they bring up a number of issues that are relevant to the future of remote presence, that are worth reading about. Continue reading →

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Remote Presence links for January 19, 2011

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Programmed for Love – thoughtful article with MIT ethnographer Sherry Turkle warning about the dangers of our continued reliance on technology for our social engagement. Rundown of Telepresence Robots – a quick and dirty rundown of the RPSes he has found in the world today. (Pssst – there are more coming…) and What Can You Do With AVA (iRobot’s new telepresence concept robot seen at CES 2011)? – a article by Frank Tobe on the AVA.
Continue reading →

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vGo demonstrates an excellent use of remote presence

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Into the inbox comes another great link to a story about Lyndon Baty who suffers from Polycystic Kidney Disease and has virtually no immune system. Instead of staying at home, avoiding interaction, vGo is affording Lyndon the chance to be present with his classmates in his high school. Continue reading →

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