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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

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Remote Presence Links for February 16, 2011

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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Anybots QB now shipping! With HD video! And lasers (eye-safe)!

Yes – the buzz is across the mediasphere – Anybots has announced they are now shipping the QB en masse. Continue reading

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Interview w/ Trevor Blackwell from Anybots

After close to a dozen iterations, using the newest QB was a much better experience – with the two-way video, standard and high-def video and even a HD zoom feature. After a year of using remote presence systems, it was nice to see how Anybots have been improving their offering.

Aside from getting to test-drive the newer version of the QB (which I will post in a separate article), Trevor and I spent a good hour talking about how he got involved in being part of this RPS revolution. What follows is a recounting of his past, present and the potential future. Continue reading

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Can we create a new term for telepresence robots?

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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Enjoyable holiday dinner via telepresence robots

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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