Anybot Telepresence Robot

by Al in CES 2009, Robot Gadgets

The Anybot telepresence robot is a videophone with a bit of a difference. The screen and phone are incorporated into a 2 wheeled human sized robot.

Like a Segwat the Anybot uses the same sort of technology to always remain upright even when bending (I’m guessing this is so it can look down on your minions even when you’re away from the office).

It has a top speed of 6 MPH, a built in laser pointer (maybe a gun in later versions), 2 cameras and full duplex audio. It’s a cool idea but somewhat big brotherish IMO.

More info over at AnyBots.

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3 Comments on “Anybot Telepresence Robot”

JohnMc Says:

January 8th, 2009 at 4:46 pm

Al,

You aren’t being inventive enough! Think remote data center. The bot could be used to roam the center looking for events. If a server went down the bot could go to the front panel and look at the status panel which the remote operator could see on his screen.

Or how about office building security? You could include a track sensor for the floor. The bot follows a given path. If the bot detects heat signatures or sound it could home in on it. A vid of the file is recorded.

This is a pretty good idea.

Al Says:

January 8th, 2009 at 4:52 pm

Thanks John, great points. I think my brain is suffering for serious lack of Vegas sleep.

Art-Studio MJ Says:

March 13th, 2009 at 9:25 am

Anybot Telepresence Robot – Cool!!!

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