Category Archives: Anybots QB

The RPSes are coming! The RPSes are coming!

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

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 , | Leave a comment

OMG! Is this the Anybots QB at one-tenth the price?!?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Every so often, I find myself smiling when I see positional and motor control loops being diagrammed out for clarity sake. The Telepresence Interface by Pendulum Inversion, or TIPI for short is a project from the Mechatronics Engineering Department at the University of Waterloo. Continue reading →

Posted in Anybots QB, Remote Presence Links, Remote Presence Systems | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Remote Presence Links for February 25, 2011

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Robotic Telepresence from Robot Podcast – Perez Hilton Wants One! Robot Goes To Coffee Shop On Its Own, Buys A Scone For Owner Continue reading →

Posted in Anybots, Anybots QB, GOSTAI, Jazz Connect, Remote Presence Links, Remote Presence Systems, RPS Companies | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

New Product Demo Video for Anybots

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

How else could someone get a link to one of the better product demo videos I have seen in a long time. Granted, it takes its inspirations from the hand drawings from the Anybots website – but this work is excellent. Continue reading →

Posted in Anybots QB, Remote Presence Links, Remote Presence Systems | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Remote Presence Links for February 20, 2011

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

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 →

Posted in Anybots, Anybots QB, Elder care, Health Care, Industries, Intouch Health, Remote Presence Links, Remote Presence Systems, RP7i, RPS Companies, VGo, VGo Communications | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Superbowl Sunday Ad for Anybots

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

No, Trevor and the team did not pay for a “real” Superbowl Ad. Just that a friend found that Red Rock Coffee, on Castro in Mountain View, CA posted a great video of the QB using a 4G network to visit the coffee shop to purchase scones. Funniest part was the number of people photographing and videoing the incident. Continue reading →

Posted in Anybots QB, Remote Presence Amusement, Remote Presence Systems | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Anybots, Anybots QB, Remote Presence News, Remote Presence Systems, RPS Companies | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Anybots QB now shipping! With HD video! And lasers (eye-safe)!

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Yes – the buzz is across the mediasphere – Anybots has announced they are now shipping the QB en masse. Continue reading →

Posted in Anybots, Anybots QB, Remote Presence Systems, RPS Companies | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Interview w/ Trevor Blackwell from Anybots

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

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 →

Posted in Anybots, Anybots QB, Remote Presence Systems, RPS Companies | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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 →

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 , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment