Whats better than attending a robotics conference in person? - TopicsExpress



          

Whats better than attending a robotics conference in person? Attending in robot form, of course! Which I will be doing thanks to Beam, the remote presence robot. Not for me the hubbub of the airport, the expense of travel and lodging, the having to buy a second pair of pants. Instead, I will be conducting an experiment in remote journalism. With a bit of HRI comedy on the sly, no doubt. If I can work effectively as a journalist in California while being based in Austin --that means attend lectures, conduct interviews, wander around and meet people, record audio and video-- then I can see huge potential for tech like this in the media. Theres also the cocktail party. I can see it now, two remote presence robots arguing and jostling for position in a queue of people waiting to have their picture taken with Christina Hendricks. Maybe Ive been watching too much Curb Your Enthusiasm. I was here first. Youre *supposed* to stay at least three feet away. It says so in the TOS. If this thing had arms... https://suitabletech/beam/
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 03:14:53 +0000

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