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Mulligan Stew
TELEPRESENCE FOR $300
Are you tired of traveling, but still feel like you should be at the robotics convention? Perhaps telepresence is the answer. A toy company, ERECTOR, has come up with sophisticated telepresence software and bot for a very low price. With WiFi over the internet with VoIP for voice communication this toy really covers most of the bases. For less than the cost of one night's stay at a hotel near the convention you could buy one of these machines, UPS it to the convention and be roaming around the show without any of the hassle of traveling. With the amount of money you would be saving, the bot could be considered a throw away when the convention is over. Here at AIM, we have been looking for a way to allow distant members of the Robot Club to participate in the club meetings held here at the AIM workshop on the second Saturday of each month. Having a few of these lined up here at the shop for people to log onto and use would be great fun.
The robot fits in a one cubic foot box - so it would be easy to ship to whatever remote location you might want it to be at. While its small stature might be a problem in a crowd, if set on a table it would be about the right height for you to carry on a conversation with a person and to look around the booth if at a convention. One complaint I have heard is that it is not autonomous or programmable. I am sure the readership here could fix that problem. We may be seeing more of this product and others like it.
DARPA COIN
The 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge teams that got as far as the elimination trials in Victorville, CA were awarded a DARPA coin. This is much like getting a military ribbon or medal because unit coins are produced at government expense and can only be awarded by the commanding officer of the unit. Here is a close up of the coin. Recognition and appreciation of the work done goes a long way toward motiviating people to do amazing things.
GO ROBOTS !
Mulligan Stew
November 30, 2007
TELEPRESENCE FOR $300Are you tired of traveling, but still feel like you should be at the robotics convention? Perhaps telepresence is the answer. A toy company, ERECTOR, has come up with sophisticated telepresence software and bot for a very low price. With WiFi over the internet with VoIP for voice communication this toy really covers most of the bases. For less than the cost of one night's stay at a hotel near the convention you could buy one of these machines, UPS it to the convention and be roaming around the show without any of the hassle of traveling. With the amount of money you would be saving, the bot could be considered a throw away when the convention is over. Here at AIM, we have been looking for a way to allow distant members of the Robot Club to participate in the club meetings held here at the AIM workshop on the second Saturday of each month. Having a few of these lined up here at the shop for people to log onto and use would be great fun.
The robot fits in a one cubic foot box - so it would be easy to ship to whatever remote location you might want it to be at. While its small stature might be a problem in a crowd, if set on a table it would be about the right height for you to carry on a conversation with a person and to look around the booth if at a convention. One complaint I have heard is that it is not autonomous or programmable. I am sure the readership here could fix that problem. We may be seeing more of this product and others like it.
DARPA COIN
The 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge teams that got as far as the elimination trials in Victorville, CA were awarded a DARPA coin. This is much like getting a military ribbon or medal because unit coins are produced at government expense and can only be awarded by the commanding officer of the unit. Here is a close up of the coin. Recognition and appreciation of the work done goes a long way toward motiviating people to do amazing things.
GO ROBOTS !
Paul F. Grayson - Chief Engineer
AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL MAGIC, LLC
Racing to build technology that saves soldier's lives.
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http://www.controleng.com/index.asp?layout=blog&blog_id=1180000318
AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL MAGIC, LLC
Racing to build technology that saves soldier's lives.
390 4-Mile Rd. S.
Traverse City, MI 49686-8411
(231) 946-0187, (231) 883-4463 Cell
pgrayson@aimagic.org
http://aimagic.org
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/robotcluboftraversecitymi/
http://www.controleng.com/index.asp?layout=blog&blog_id=1180000318
Posted by Paul Grayson on November 30, 2007 | Comments (0)
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