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Category Archives: Remote Presence Systems
Evaluation on iRobot and Intouch Health partnership
Today, iRobot and InTouch Health made news by announcing a partnership leveraging the business connections of InTouch into the healthcare industry and iRobot’s strong technical innovation efforts in robotics. While it sounds good, we wonder if the formability is not more of a defensive posture for one or the other. Continue reading
Posted in AVA, Head There, Health Care, Intouch Health, iRobot, Remote Presence News, Remote Presence Systems, RP7i, RPS Companies
Tagged InTouch Health, iRobot, iRobot AVA
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GOSTAI delivers on their new navigation interface [video]
GOSTAI releases a video on their newest interface for the Jazz and it looks like they learned from their prior experiences and scarfed a couple of features from other players. Who says imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? I know Fred at Robodynamics and Tim at vGo will appreciate it. Continue reading
Suitable Technologies enters the field…
One of the many under-cover companies has now popped up on the radar in the telepresence space, as announced in Technology Review India which informs us about Suitable Technologies, a spin-off from Willow Garage that is taking my favorite RPS system (the Texai) and working on improving it for delivery in the second half of 2012. Continue reading
Another player in the field?
So, today at the WWDC conference, it looks like another player is testing their toe in the poll – Taptic Toys.
Their Creative Director played the pilot on their prototype – but from the video below, it looks like the toy is exactly that – a toy. The gent with the RPS (my guess is his name is David Cann) seems to be potentially driving the RPS with his iPhone. Romina, who is an excellent actress and performer (you can see her portfolio site here) makes for an entertaining pilot. Continue reading
Posted in Remote Presence Systems
Tagged remote presence systems, Romina Espinosa, RPS, Taptic Toys, WWDC
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Keeping up with Anybots
It has been a while since we have discussed our friends in Mountain View and last week, we caught up with Trevor and heard how the team has been cranking on rolling out their QBs to the market. As he wrote in his April post, the issues of static electricity have caused delayed they never expected. But, in the past week, they have put to rest most – if not all – of the issues and are ready to roll them out to their owners. Continue reading
Posted in Anybots, Anybots QB, Remote Presence Systems, RPS Companies, Trevor Blackwell
Tagged Anybots, Anybots QB, Trevor Blackwell, Xconomy
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Remote Presence Links for May 12, 2011
Remote Presence Links for May 12, 2011 – Telepresence robots go airborne – Luna Roundup – It’s Robots Galore at Google I/O Continue reading
Posted in AVA, google I/O 2011, iRobot, Luna, Remote Presence Links, RoboDynamics
Tagged iRobot, iRobot AVA, Luna, remote presence systems, RoboDynamics, telepresence systems
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Luna is not from Apple – but is it a telepresence robot?
The Mystery Robot is revealed – and no, it is not an Apple or Google product. It is Luna from RoboDynamics and we discuss why Luna may or may not be a telepresence robot. Continue reading
iRobot shows up at google I/O and shows off the AVA
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
Posted in AVA, google I/O 2011, iRobot, Remote Presence Systems, RPS Companies
Tagged Colin Angle, iRobot, iRobot AVA, remote presence system, robotic telepresence
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Interview w/ Fred Nikhogar from RoboDynamics
Interview with Fred Nikgohar from RoboDynamics on his history, his ideas for how to make better robots and what he thinks is the future of personal robotics. Continue reading
Telecommuting with RPSes – great idea!
And why not? One of the benefits from telepresence and remote presence systems that is very important is remote workers. As someone who is dying for my next RPS to play with – as I travel back and forth from NYC to London to California – I keep crying out for my Texai! Continue reading
Posted in Anybots QB, Remote Presence Systems, Texai
Tagged Anybots, remote presence systems, telepresence robots
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