Robots give telecommuters a physical presence in the office
Anybots’ QB can stand in for a worker who is elsewhere. It transmits audio and images in both directions, and the remote user can have it wander around. Late one July night, Mountain View Fire Capt. Verne Chestnut and his team were checking out a fire alarm at an office building when he saw movement at the front door.
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The Boss Is Robotic, and Rolling Up Behind You
Mobile robots have been used for years by the military and law enforcement, but with falling costs, the next frontiers are the office, the hospital and the home.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab rooted… a month before release
The folks at Sera-Apps, a German group of Android developers, have not only managed to get their hands on a prototype of the Samsung Galaxy Tab a month before the device goes on sale, but they managed to root the device at IFA, the world’s largest consumer electronics show being held in Germany.
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