Category Archives: RPS Companies

Remote Presence Links for March 14, 2013

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Sanford Dickert

Remote Presence Links for March 14, 2013 – Telepresence robots: Your alter ego on wheels – Robot Lets You Be in Two Places at Once – Meet vGo, the robot that will make you smile – Anybots at FutureMed 2013 Continue reading →

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Willow Garage changing is a good thing.

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Sanford Dickert

News of Willow Garage’s change of organization may have surprised some, but from our point-of-view, it was only a matter of time. Continue reading →

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Can a kiss with a remote girl be dangerous?

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Sanford Dickert

What his wife does not know about, can’t hurt her. Continue reading →

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Serge is for real! No, wait! Bossa Nova launches mObi!

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Sanford Dickert

Bossa Nova Robotics, along with their friends at CMU have launched the first commerically viable Ballbot remote presence system. Continue reading →

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“Beam me up, Scotty!” Suitable announces the Beam!

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Sanford Dickert

At midnight tonight, Suitable Tech’s CEO Scott Hassan unveiled the second version of their Remote Presence System – the Beam.

The Beam itself is not the System, since the entire collection (remote presence device, the client app and the docking station) make up the entire system. engadget was given a preview which shows the device as Scott has “beam”ed into the Beam. See the video below: Continue reading →

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Double Robotics outdoes both Anybots and iRobot Ava

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Sanford Dickert

With a slew of articles discussing “Shelbot Has Nothing on These iPad Telepresence Robots” or “Double Robotics’ telepresence robot gives your iPad legs” in the last 24 hours, we were thrilled to see someone come up with an incredibly simple, elegant solution to the quite expensive iRobot Ava. Continue reading →

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Aldebaran acquires our favorite French remote systems player, Gostai

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Sanford Dickert

Recent news from our friends in France, Jean-Christophe Baillie has found himself partnering with the wizards of Aldebaran through an acquisition of all tech, talent and software. Continue reading →

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InTouch Health and iRobot Launch RP-VITA Telepresence System [video]

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Sanford Dickert

As shown on the video below, the RP-VITA is a beautiful marriage between InTouch’s focus on healthcare and iRobot’s strengths in robotic manufacturing and navigation. We await a chance to see this device in person to give you an upfront and close examination of this device. With a footprint that is smaller and easier to navigate than the RP-7, the RP-VITA may just be what the patients ordered. Continue reading →

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Remote Presence Links for July 25, 2012

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Sanford Dickert

Remote Presence Links for July 26, 2011 – Robot Startup Companies – Will Your Next Government Co-Worker Be a Robot? – The Avatar Economy – Botiful, social presence robot for Android Continue reading →

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Press Release: Anybots hires a new CEO

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Sanford Dickert

A couple of nights ago, we got ourselves a little note in the inbox responding to our past report that Anybots may have been aqui-hired by Facebook.

The email (from Tim Lenihan at Anybots) tells us that David Rogan, former Cisco Executive has joined Anybots as Chief Executive Officer to help bring about the re-energizing of the company. Continue reading →

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