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January 28, 2014

A Telepresence Machine to Watch the Kids or Visit Grandma

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By Tom Simonite, Technology Review

The number of elderly people is growing, and it’s unclear how they will be looked after and monitored. When Scott Hassan went to Las Vegas for the International Consumer Electronics Show last week, he was still able to get the kids up in the morning and help them make breakfast at his California home. Hassan used a remote-controlled screen on wheels to spend time with his family, and today his company, Suitable Technologies, started taking orders for Beam+, a version of the same telepresence technology aimed at home users. This summer, it will also be available via Amazon and other retailers.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/523541/a-telepresence-machine-to-watch-the-kids-or-visit-grandma/

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