The thing is, there is already something like this going on. There's a real need for it, in this case, but immune-compromised patients and other people who are confined to their home/hospital/etc. are using telepresence robots to go to school and do other stuff. They are ambulatory and are mounted with audio and cameras, possibly screens to show who's operating the things. Here's an example:
http://geekbeat.tv/student-uses-telepresence-robot-to-attend-school/ And on a more serious note, the robots used to fight in Iraq (aerial drones, soldier-like-bots, bomb-squad types). http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=iraq+robot&invocationType=wl-gadget On Wed, 2011-02-09 at 08:46 -0500, Eric Scoles wrote: > > > > On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 6:59 AM, Alicia Henn <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Saint Connection Day Festivities Left to Personal Devices > Downtown Crowds Thin This Year as Isolated People on Couches, > in Cars, at Computers, Watch iPhones Celebrate > > > > > This one reminds me of an item in my dorm community newspaper, > freshman year: "The Johnson Hall Anti-Social Committee will meet in > their rooms." > > > > > > > -- > -- > > eric scoles | [email protected] > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" > group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to r-spec > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en.
