No matter how much we do it,
video conferencing is still one of the most awkward internet-related tasks we undertake on a regular basis. Nokia hopes to bring a more casual air to the event with its Jeppe video conferencing robot pet concept. Similar to most
telepresence bots, Jeppe can be controlled remotely -- through a Nokia interface, conveniently -- and zips through the home with its digital compass and sound sensors seeking humans to bother. Unfortunately, the video is at a fixed angle and there's no option wipe that creepy grin of its face, but obviously Nokia has some refining to do before it brings Jeppe to market, if ever. There's video after the break of a couple Finnish engineers proving once and for all that there's no solving the awkward video conferencing problem.
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posted Aug 12th 2008 9:36AM
I don't care what anyone says, that thing is creepy looking.
It is. WalMart Happy Face Creepy
Anyone else seeing a helmet?
I agree, why do all these robots have to be so creepy looking!
Glad to know that our future robot overlords/ slave owners will be able to send drones out to find us.
YOU CAN'T HIDE!
Looks like a helmet.
This is NOT compatible with skirts.
Oh yes it is.
Would you want this thing roaming around your office if you had on a skirt? No.
true you wouldn't..
but you would if all the women around did!
Well, I think the fact that I was wearing a skirt in the office with my hairy man legs would be the bigger concern.
Do not want.
Man put a couple pico projectors in its eyes and then you have R2D2's predecessor, it would rock to be able to control this thing as it projects PORN all over the walls of your home. LOL porn for sure....
Wouldn't you be projecting it in someone else's home? (or office)
HELLZ YEAH! It would be funny or you could also put some visualizers on there instead and trip everyone out.
look at the eyes,terrible wormanship
holy crap, your avatar, Jungle Wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu is awesome, dunno why I haven't seen anyone mention it anywhere before.
yep,she is super awesome ╰╮o(￣▽￣///)
Question: What's with the box of matches next to it? Are they planning on some sort of evil plot to make it a remote flame ball? I however welcome our new all seeing upskirt takin, over er underlords....
Can you say... "Crotchcam"?
ALBINO PAC-MAN Attacks
Fuhhhh-reeeeeee-kyyyyyy
It's a prototype, so don't flame it by the looks... I would get one if available, looks like lots of fun and needs less maintenance than my cat... maybe I should keep both... :o)
What if it gets caught on something and you can't see what it is?
From the video, it doesn't look like it can pan at all up or down to see everything. just one stationary viewpoint.
very inconvenient i would say.
scrubbing bubbles huh?
Kind of reminds of the 790 robot on the Lexx sci-fi series. Kind of.
I love this idea & it makes me smile :-)
True there are some issues still to be worked - it is a proto.
It doesn't have to be on the floor btw.
Go ahead in Ruoholahti !
maybe they can make R2D2 version
The first thing I thought of was 'Sleestak'. Minus the horn.
Good idea. Stupid design. Hopefully this isn't the final design. Having a bot find you with a phone call is one of the best uses for robotic pets. And gawd forbid you have a "feed me" feature on the damn thing. It's a robot. Program it to plug itself in!
i knew i'd seen this robot before
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