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Kinda freaky to have that thing scanning down your neck while you drink your coffee.]]>Jan 10th 2009 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/anybots-rolls-out-qa-the-telegenic-telepresence-robot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/anybots-rolls-out-qa-the-telegenic-telepresence-robot/Jan 10th 2009 12:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/anybots-rolls-out-qa-the-telegenic-telepresence-robot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/anybots-rolls-out-qa-the-telegenic-telepresence-robot/Jan 10th 2009 12:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/anybots-rolls-out-qa-the-telegenic-telepresence-robot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/anybots-rolls-out-qa-the-telegenic-telepresence-robot/
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Now it's STARTING to actually look like the future that was promised.

Just let me know when I can order my own pretty Cameron TOK715—uh—minus all the violent Terminator programming of course.

I'll just sit here and hold my breath until it's time.

Waiting. Waiting. Still waiting . . .

. . . feeling . . lightheaded . . . room spinning . . . everything go . . go . . going daarkkk . . . . . . . ]]>Jan 10th 2009 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/anybots-rolls-out-qa-the-telegenic-telepresence-robot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/anybots-rolls-out-qa-the-telegenic-telepresence-robot/
http://www.headthere.com/products.html

Of course, Giraffe looks minimalistic in comparison with QA, but Giraffe has bigger screen and costs 5+ times less.

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Logic at its finest.

I have one question though - what is the obsession with making robots white? Seriously they could make it red like a ferrari, or shiny black and steel like a mac, but nooooooooo they make it white like your mum's old fridge (without all the yellowing around the edges).

I think I'll start up my own business to get into this niche market - robot magnets! Now you can decorate your boring white robot like your boring white fridge! Why use its screen when you can attach post-it notes all over it!

I'll be down here in my bunker waiting for the inevitable takeover of the Fridge Robot.]]>Jan 10th 2009 3:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/anybots-rolls-out-qa-the-telegenic-telepresence-robot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/anybots-rolls-out-qa-the-telegenic-telepresence-robot/Jan 10th 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/anybots-rolls-out-qa-the-telegenic-telepresence-robot/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/anybots-rolls-out-qa-the-telegenic-telepresence-robot/"$15,000+ is way too high. The Giraffe robot that essentially does the same thing is expected to retail for $1,800-$3,000
http://www.headthere.com/products.html"

Thanks! Pretty damn cool. Huge price difference. The video really said it all—well almost all, I would have like to had some footage from the tele-guest's view point.

A couple points:
• The laser pointer on the Anybot QA would be useful (although hardly essential) on the Giraffe
• both units might benefit from having some sort of "headlights" to turn on in darker areas.

Very interesting times are certainly coming (new millennium Depression not withstanding).]]>Jan 10th 2009 12:25PM