Today’s exciting modern technology comes with plenty of old-fashioned hand-wringing. Kids don’t play outside anymore! Texting has replaced talking! You can’t sit through a civilized dinner without somebody spending the evening with his face buried in his iPhone!
If you’re a Luddite who hates these modern trends, get ready for your next space-age nightmare. If, on the other hand, you accept these situations as side-effects of a world evolving for the better, get ready to totally geek out.
Tech company Double Robotics — with its spokesperson, Coral Gables native actress Romina — has created a robotic iPad extension that lets you virtually transport yourself to far-away locations via your touchscreen.
The company’s latest product, Double, is a “telepresence” robot that allows you to be in two places at once — virtually, anyway. Much more than a webcam, Double is fully mobile. Hook it up to a second or third generation iPad, and the machine makes its way around any space. So you can attend meetings virtually, tour facilities, even chit chat around the water cooler — all while never having to leave the comfort of your own home.
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Double telepresence bot spotted in the wild, we go eyes-on (video) (Engadget)
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