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Author Archives: Sanford Dickert
OMG! Is this the Anybots QB at one-tenth the price?!?
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
A brief couple of snippets through InnoRobo 2011
So, as you saw on the earlier post, we spent some time at InnoRobo in Lyon. France. To say it was an engaging conference is an understatement. Bruno, the organizer, was a personal dynamo putting together a wonderful program which included a large number of French companies (e.g, GOSTAI, Aldeberan, etc) and had their partner in robotic development, the South Korean government bring a number of their best and brightest to the event (e.g., Yujin Robot Labs). Continue reading
Not an Apple Robot and Notes from InnoRobo
Okay – so it looks like the video is not from Apple – if Aaron is to be believed – so we are going to get into deep investigation start investigating who this provider is. When we find out more, we will endeavor to post the news as soon as possible. Continue reading
Posted in GOSTAI, Jazz Connect, Remote Presence News, Remote Presence Systems, ROBOSEM, RPS Companies, Yujin Robot
Tagged Colin Angle, GOSTAI, InnoRobo, iRobot, Jazz Connect
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Is Apple Building Robots Now?
We got sent this snippet of video of an unidentified robot moving in a room. The picture is grainy and pixelated which could just be a way of hiding features of it. Now, we must admit, it has lines that remind us of Apple products, but we are surprised that someone from Apple would seed the video to us first. Continue reading
@SXSW – been away from the computer…
Dear readers – been getting emails about where we have disappeared to. We are enjoying the circus that is SXSW Interactive and will have some amazing content for you in the coming week from InTouch Health and VGo with some hands-on content. Continue reading
Posted in Public Service Announcement
Tagged remote presence, robotic telepresence, SXSW
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Social Robotic Telepresence and HRI 2011
The second paper is from Min Kyung Lee from Carnegie Mellon University and Leila Takayama from Willow Garage entitled “‘Now, I have a body’: Uses and social norms for mobile remote presence in the workplace” is a personal favorite. In this paper, the Willow Garage Texai is used as the Mobile Robotic Telepresence (MRP) or RPS in our lingo. To say this paper is meaty is an understatement. This paper is a rich treasure-trove of insights into the issues and futures of remote presence. Continue reading
Posted in Elder care, Giraff, Industries, Remote Presence Research, Remote Presence Systems, Texai
Tagged Giraff, HRI 2011, remote presence research, robotic telepresence, Social Robotic Telepresence, Stephen von Rump
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Remote Presence Links for March 10, 2011
Teaching Robots To Interact Better With Humans – Telepresence Robots Roam the Halls of My Office Building – Latest Geminoid Robot Looks More Human than Creepy Continue reading
Interview w/ Jeremy Parsons from Mantaro
Earlier this week, I spent an hour speaking with Jeremy Parsons, co-founder of Mantaro Engineering Product Development Services and the visionary behind the MantaroBot. Jeremy spent a good deal of time with me discussing his history, his first attempt at telepresence robots and how the MantaroBot came to being this year. Continue reading
Posted in Mantaro, MantaroBot, Remote Presence News, Remote Presence Systems, RPS Companies
Tagged Mantaro Engineering, MantaroBot, remote presence system, robotic telepresence, Skype video
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Is iPad 2 the future of mobile telepresence?
With yesterday’s announcement of the iPad 2 with front and rear facing cameras, the world may have stepped that one step forward into making mobile telepresence or mobile video conferencing a commonplace for business and consumers. But what does it mean for remote presence? Continue reading
Posted in AVA, iRobot, Remote Presence Issues, Remote Presence Systems, RPS Companies
Tagged Cisco Cius, Facetime, iPad2, iRobot AVA, mobile telepresence, qik, robotic telepresence
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Seeing the invisible wifi strengths
While not discussing robotics or teleconferencing, this lovely video and the photos found on the artist’s website give a glimpse of the issues that face remote presence systems as we see objects traveling within a physical space. The signal strengths are just one concern that a RPS unit may have, and this video is an excellent representation of that invisible signal in space. Continue reading
Posted in Remote Presence Issues
Tagged Wifi, Wireless connectivity
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