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GOSTAI delivers on their new navigation interface [video]

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

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 →

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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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Remote Presence Links for February 16, 2011

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Jazz Telepresence Robot Available – Price and Order Details – Super-geek builds DIY chatbot to speak to his fiancée – Essential Features of Telepresence Robots Continue reading →

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Interview w/ Jean Christophe Baillie from GOSTAI

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Last week, I had the chance to connect with Jean-Christophe (JC) Baillie, CEO and Founder of GOSTAI and the maker of Jazz, their telepresence robot. In our conversation, JC told me a bit of his history with starting GOSTAI and what he foresees as the future of robotics – how these “teleportation”” systems could be the first real success in robotics beyond vacuum cleaners. Continue reading →

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