HOLY CRAP, WE’VE GOT ROBOT AVATARS NOW
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May 20, 2010Holy crap, we’ve got robot avatars now
There’s a big meeting across the country. What do you do?
1960: You fly there.
1980: You have a conference call.
2000: You do a video conference.
2010: You fire up your robot avatar at the location.
Pardon? Yep, it’s for real, folks. A company called Anybots has created a prototype of a robot that will serve as a person’s physical presence in a remote location. You log in through the Internet and after a few keystrokes the ‘bot, called QB, comes alive, leaving its charging station and ready to meet, brainstorm, greet visitors or just generally creep people out.
