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recampbell on July 30, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Rise of the telepresence robots

I was thinking "wouldn't it be cheaper to just install some cameras and an intercom?" But I guess that becomes surveillance instead of remote presence. Hence the raison d'etre of anybots.

cracell on July 30, 2010 [–]

Or for talking to employees remotely, Skype + webcam is a much cheaper and less creepy/invasive way to talk remotely.

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