Tag Archives: robotic telepresence

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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Remote Presence Links for February 24, 2013

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Sanford Dickert

Remote Presence Links for February 24, 2013 – Augmented realty interface for telepresence robots – Autonomous Person Following for Telepresence Robots Continue reading →

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Remote Presence Links for July 25, 2012

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Sanford Dickert

Remote Presence Links for July 26, 2011 – Robot Startup Companies – Will Your Next Government Co-Worker Be a Robot? – The Avatar Economy – Botiful, social presence robot for Android Continue reading →

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Great shot of the Anybot flower girl…

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Sanford Dickert
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iRobot shows up at google I/O and shows off the AVA

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

T-Minus One Day before Mysitery Robot gets launched and Colin Angle shows up at google I/O 2011 and announces the availability of AVAs for developers by the end of the year. Continue reading →

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Interview with Colin Angle from iRobot

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

At InnoRobo, I got a chance to speak with Colin from iRobot – in a very candid interview about his view on the robotics industry, his vision for the AVA and how he sees the robotics industry shaping up in the coming years. Continue reading →

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@SXSW – been away from the computer…

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Dear readers – been getting emails about where we have disappeared to. We are enjoying the circus that is SXSW Interactive and will have some amazing content for you in the coming week from InTouch Health and VGo with some hands-on content. Continue reading →

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Social Robotic Telepresence and HRI 2011

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

The second paper is from Min Kyung Lee from Carnegie Mellon University and Leila Takayama from Willow Garage entitled “‘Now, I have a body’: Uses and social norms for mobile remote presence in the workplace” is a personal favorite. In this paper, the Willow Garage Texai is used as the Mobile Robotic Telepresence (MRP) or RPS in our lingo. To say this paper is meaty is an understatement. This paper is a rich treasure-trove of insights into the issues and futures of remote presence. Continue reading →

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Interview w/ Jeremy Parsons from Mantaro

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Earlier this week, I spent an hour speaking with Jeremy Parsons, co-founder of Mantaro Engineering Product Development Services and the visionary behind the MantaroBot. Jeremy spent a good deal of time with me discussing his history, his first attempt at telepresence robots and how the MantaroBot came to being this year. Continue reading →

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Is iPad 2 the future of mobile telepresence?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

With yesterday’s announcement of the iPad 2 with front and rear facing cameras, the world may have stepped that one step forward into making mobile telepresence or mobile video conferencing a commonplace for business and consumers. But what does it mean for remote presence? Continue reading →

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