Last week I took a trip to Willow Garage in the heart of Silicon Valley. It's not a hard place to find, and I was on time for my 11AM appointment. Just one problem: I was supposed to be at Suitable Technologies at 11AM, not Willow.
Suitable is a recent spinoff of Willow Garage, which might explain my confusion. In fact, as I stood befuddled at Willow's reception desk, I was greeted by Scott Hassan, the former CEO of Willow Garage, and current CEO of Suitable.
His original plan, he explained, was to greet me at the Suitable offices via Beam, his brand new telepresence robot. I'd flipped the script on him, requiring an in person meeting, but he didn't seem to mind too much. He led me back to his office, which was well-equipped for making...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/7/3611510/suitable-beam-robot-aims-for-bulletproof-telepresence
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