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Hands-On With iRobot ConnectR 'Virtual Visit' Robot (Video)

by Ben Chertoff on April 17, 2008 at 12:06 PM

roomba Let a robot do your visiting for you. iRobot's ConnectR is a Web-cam wielding, Internet-enabled, Roomba-like robot that you can control from anywhere you have a Web connection. The 'bot sends video and audio to the remote user, who, in turn, can talk through the robot.


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