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Category Archives: Anybots
Its been a quiet month of April…
InTouchHealth announces their RP-Xpress product at the American Telemedicine Association’s 16th Annual International Meeting and Exposition in Tampa, FL. Continue reading
Posted in Anybots, Anybots QB, Intouch Health, Mantaro, Remote Presence Systems, RoboDynamics, TiLR, VGo, VGo Communications
Tagged InTouch Health, RP-Xpress
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The RPSes are coming! The RPSes are coming!
Looks like there is about 50 of the Anybots QBs lined up here. Anybots was at TED2011, Anybots is selling product – it looks like Anybots is on the move… Continue reading
Posted in Anybots, Anybots QB, Remote Presence Systems, RPS Companies
Tagged Anybots, Anybots QB
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Remote Presence Links for February 25, 2011
Robotic Telepresence from Robot Podcast – Perez Hilton Wants One! Robot Goes To Coffee Shop On Its Own, Buys A Scone For Owner Continue reading
Remote Presence Links for February 20, 2011
Hear here and the Anybot QA – VGo Promotional YouTube Video – Robo-Romance: Wall-E and Eve had a love-child – Technology Fans Come in All Sizes Continue reading
Remote Presence Links for February 4, 2011
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
Test-driving the Anybots QB
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
Anybots QB now shipping! With HD video! And lasers (eye-safe)!
Yes – the buzz is across the mediasphere – Anybots has announced they are now shipping the QB en masse. Continue reading
Interview w/ Trevor Blackwell from Anybots
After close to a dozen iterations, using the newest QB was a much better experience – with the two-way video, standard and high-def video and even a HD zoom feature. After a year of using remote presence systems, it was nice to see how Anybots have been improving their offering.
Aside from getting to test-drive the newer version of the QB (which I will post in a separate article), Trevor and I spent a good hour talking about how he got involved in being part of this RPS revolution. What follows is a recounting of his past, present and the potential future. Continue reading
Remote Presence Links for January 31, 2011
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
Posted in Anybots, Anybots QB, AVA, Intouch Health, iRobot, Remote Presence Links, Remote Presence News, Remote Presence Systems, RP7i, RPS Companies, VGo, VGo Communications
Tagged Adept Technology, Anybots QB, Fred Nikgohar, InTouch Health, iRobot AVA, NurseBot, remote presence system, RP7i, vgo
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Remote Presence links for January 19, 2011
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.
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Posted in Anybots, Anybots QB, AVA, Intouch Health, iRobot, Remote Presence News, Remote Presence Systems, RoboDynamics, RPS Companies, TiLR, VGo, VGo Communications
Tagged iRobot, iRobot AVA, remote presence, robotic telepresence, social norms, social technology, technology creep, telepresence robots
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