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I don't know if it fully qualifies, but I enjoyed this one: https://furhatrobotics.com/ https://furhatrobotics.com/ They're definitely a bit different to your
by dcminter 4y ago
I don't know if it fully qualifies, but I enjoyed this one: https://furhatrobotics.com/ https://furhatrobotics.com/
They're definitely a bit different to your typical bear (I cannot help but wonder why they don't pursue the more obvious telepresence possibilities of the device for example)
- gwbas1c 4y agoFurhat is a social robot: It's basically a humanoid head that sits on a desk, and people are supposed to interact with it as a person.
- dcminter 4y agoWhat part of that precludes telepresence?
- gwbas1c 4y agoI don't think it has anything to do with telepresence. It looks like a robotic receptionist, or a robotic concierge.
- dcminter 4y agoWell, clearly they agree with you. To me, however, interacting with this thing would be a lot more intimate than a tablet on a stick, so it's an obvious direction to take the technology.
- gwbas1c 4y agoCase in point: A few hours ago I went to get a routine blood test. The last time I went to the lab, I wrote my name on a clipboard. Today, there was just a touchscreen computer. Someone was trying to check in and was CLEARLY having trouble. After he gave up, I walked up to check in. The check-in "application" was a browser opened up to a full screen. Someone had opened up the F12 debug screen and screwed up the whole page. Because I actually use the F12 screen professionally, I knew to close it and refresh. All the page did was ask me for my name and put me in a queue. This is the exact use case for a Furhat.
- dcminter 4y agoUh, I don't think you're hearing me. I'm not saying "don't do this", I'm saying "why not also that?"