Telepresence

Mobile

Madness Takes Physical Form Within Caduceus Phone Hack

6:00AM February 28, 2011 | Jack Loftus

South Korean inventor Mok Young Bak took his apparent obsessive compulsive disorder—an intangible thing—and put it into Caduceus, a very real thing. It serves one, mad purpose: Simultaneous mobile phone usage from a remote location. More »


Geek Out

At Least The Robot Isn’t Flying The Plane

12:00PM February 24, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Why was this Anybot telepresence robot on this Virgin America flight? I don’t know! But I think I’m cool with it. As long as it never complains about getting the middle seat. More »


Science

$US500 iRobot Hack Lets You Be Two Places At Once

8:40AM February 12, 2011 | Kit Eaton - FastCo

A hacker has put together a viable home-brew telepresence robot using easily available components that’s good enough (if not pretty enough) to rival much more expensive peers like Anybot’s QB. More than anything this suggests telepresence virtual working is an imminent phenomenon. More »


Gadgets

Cisco Umi Brings HD Video Conferencing To Your Living Room

4:26AM October 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Cisco’s rumoured telepresence-at-home system is now official, and it’s called Umi. The setup comprises a set top box, a remote and a 1080p camera that sits on top of your TV. It’s the new way to visit grandma! More »


Software

Cisco’s Telepresence Video Chat Is Expected For Homes Next Week

8:24PM September 29, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

We’ve been hearing for a while that Cisco was wanting to get down with Joe Blow on the street, so it’s not at all surprising to hear that next week they’re rumoured to unveil a “cheap” home telepresence product. More »


Freakish Spermbot Could Be The Future Of Japanese Communication

3:00AM August 2, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Telenoid R1, the robot brainchild of designer Hiroshi Ishiguro, is what I imagine it would look like if Casper the Friendly Ghost got lucky with a sperm. It could also be the future of communication in Japan. More »


Cameras

DVE Immersion Room Is Corporate Hologram Hell Back To Haunt Us

11:00AM March 2, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

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The DVE Immersion room might well be the most impressive holographic telepresence setup for sharing 3D Powerpoint presentations ever (better than anything you could buy), but their promo video feels like it was produced by OCP in Robocop. More »


Police Robot Negotiator Ends Stand-Off With Armed Man

5:41AM November 13, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Sensorial telepresence is a fancy name for sending robots with sensors to remote places, generally to perform dangerous tasks. Last Saturday, one was used to negotiate with an armed 61-year-old man holding a hostage, barricaded into a home. More »


Cisco Showing Off Streaming Media Boxes, HD Telepresence for Consumers at CES

11:30AM December 30, 2008 | Matt Buchanan

Cisco doesn’t want to just cater to your IT guy anymore—they’re jumping into the consumer space at CES with three new streamy products: a video streamer, a streaming audio system, and Telepresence, a videoconferencing system.

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DIY Telepresence Robot Lets You Work At Work In Your Undies

9:00PM November 7, 2008 | Kit Eaton

Telepresence robots pop up in different guises, including the Rovio (which lacks a screen to truly telepresence your image), but now there’s this DIY project to follow to build your own. At core Sparky the robot has a Mac-Mini, motorised carriage and a Make controller board—though you can use an arduino—and some custom software that works around Skype. Buy the gear, or cobble together your own from spare odds and sods, and you too can work at work while simultaneously sprawling on your sofa in your undies. Like we do. [Instructables via Hacknmod]

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