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Sunday, August 2, 2015

Traveling through a wormhole... aka - "beam me up Scotty!"

OK, so maybe I didn't bend time and space, but it sure felt like it to me!!

Last Thursday morning, at 9:30am, I was in Silicon Valley sitting on a panel about "Robotics in Business" and then by 10:30 am, I was in Los Angeles at the Shalhevet High School construction site installing network switches.

Now, I know what many of you are thinking.... "What's the big deal?  You were just on a video conference."

Well, yes and no.... I was engaging in "telepresence" using a marvelous little robot call a "Kubi" (see my blog: http://technorebbe.blogspot.com/2015/02/tele-presence-when-being-there-is-next.html) and I actually FELT like I was attending the event - in person!!  Based on some of the feedback I got from attendees, they also felt as if I was actually present - talking directly to them, participating in person.

I have been on the receiving side of the Kubi (www.revolverobotics.com) many times, setting up a room where my speaker is on the Kubi, mounted on a tripod and it feels like s/he is actually in the room participating.  This is my first time being the presenter who is off in the distance and I found the experience to be transformative.  I really, really, really felt like I was there, sitting on the panel and fully participating.  Here... take a look at the picture... I am the guy on the end...



So, the next time you are going to host an event like above, consider "Kubi-ing" in to the conference.  You will be quite pleased!

If you were at this event, I would love to hear what you thought! (Pictures are solicited!!)  As always, please comment on the blog page.

Oh, I see that it is time for me to go, so "beam me up Scotty!"

regards...

Yossie

Yossie Frankel
I.T. Director - Shalhevet High School
Technology Specialist - CIJE

Checkout my blog @ technorebbe.blogspot.com
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