♡ Robots
When Colin Angle, CEO of iRobot, rolled into the room, I gave him a hug from behind. Then his handler said to “keep it professional”, so I went in for a grope.
He is speaking on stage now at SRI, while in Boston (you can see the wireless stage mic taped over the top).
Here are more telepresence robots, most of which leverage smartphone technology — adding prosthetics to these pocket minds: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/8640552285/
Chris Anderson, CEO of 3D Robotics, set the tone on the prior keynote: “There is something magic going on in your pocket. It’s the peace dividend of the smart phone wars. We don’t do anything hard ourselves.”
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