Tag Archives: telepresence robots

Can we create a new term for telepresence robots?

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

In the past year, I have spoken with a number of people on the concept of telepresence and telepresence robots – and had an real education on developing language to define a new product/market. Usually, we pay all sorts of smart, wordsmithers to come up with ideas and bring some thoughts to light – and then settle on a new term (or at least the CEO does). Continue reading →

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Why the iRobot AVA is a “concept”, not a product…YET.

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

In the days after Colin introduced the AVA “concept robot” (as defined by Gerry Caron, director of product management for iRobot), the buzz on the AVA has been superb. Since announcement, the traffic on iRobot and the iRobot AVA has been phenomenal. And, while the features discussed are quite impressive (as I mention in this post on the AVA), I see some serious design concerns on the device as an effective “presence system”. Continue reading →

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Enjoyable holiday dinner via telepresence robots

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

While I normally do not think having the telepresence robots dressed up as mannequins is a good idea, the people at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam ad agency created a set of these RPSes and allowed people to come together and try it out. Continue reading →

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Remote Presence links for January 10, 2011

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

Remote Presence Links discussing telepresence robotics and other opinions Continue reading →

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Remote Presence Links for January 6, 2011

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Sanford Dickert

One of my favorite things I love comes straight out of some of my must-read sites like O’Reilly’s Radar and Colin’s ePolitics where they do a summary of interesting links/posts on remote presence / telepresence robots. I will endeavour to do this every week – and maybe twice a week. Continue reading →

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