Category Archives: Events

UPDATE: Edward Snowden appears at TED2014 via a Beam!

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Sanford Dickert

Because TED2014 was happening there – and, instead of bringing Snowden on American soil, the Beam offered Snowden a way of connecting via remote presence. And Chris Anderson demonstrated the excellent way of communicating as a remote person incredibly well. Continue reading →

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Double and EE makes it to the BAFTAs with Fanbots [video]

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Sanford Dickert

EE (the 4G carrier in England) created a chance for two of their subscribers to use two doubles dressed up as reporters on the red carpet, engaging celebrities on their way to the BAFTAs as “fanbots”. Continue reading →

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Suitable shows off the WetaBeam at ComicCon 2013

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Sanford Dickert

Suitable shows off the WetaBeam at ComicCon 2013. Continue reading →

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Want to join the next Willow Garage? Or the French version of Xerox Parc?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Sanford Dickert

Out of InnoRobo, we interviewed our old friend Jean-Christophe, formerly of GOSTAI fame and now Chief Scientific Officer of Aldebaran Robotics. And in the interview (which we plan on launching in the coming days), we learned of the new A-Lab that is looking for talented individuals. Continue reading →

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InnoRobo was a-buzz about Willow Garage…

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Sanford Dickert

But, in our exploration of the event, one of our team wore their Willow Garage jacket they owned from a previous era.   In doing so, a great many people would suddenly come up to us and say “How is everything at Willow Garage?” or say “I heard things are changing at Willow Garage, all good?” After informing them of the former employment with Willow, we asked what was causing such a strong reaction to the change they heard about. Continue reading →

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Remote Presence Links for May 12, 2011

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Remote Presence Links for May 12, 2011 – Telepresence robots go airborne – Luna Roundup – It’s Robots Galore at Google I/O Continue reading →

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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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InnoRobo 2011 and some notes on the new Jazz

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

As I have been reporting from here, the InnoRobo conference was quite an eclectic group of companies – coming from France, South Korea and Japan. Yes, iRobot was there as a exhibit presenter, but most of the US robotics companies were definitely in absence.

I spent a great deal of time roaming the booths in the exhibit hall at the largess of Jean-Christophe from GOSTAI (he got me a complimentary pass to the event). I was looking forward to seeing JC and the updated Jazz, after my first experience with it two months ago. And, while GOSTAI has not released their new user interface, the redesigned Jazz has a lot of physical and component improvements. Continue reading →

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