telepresence

We tried out Canon’s VR calling app Kokomo

When you think Canon, you might think cameras, scanners, printers and such. At CES this year, the company did a stride toward the softer side of tech, taking a broader view of what imaging means. Toda

Sonic identity is the missing component for social metaverse experiences

The metaverse won't be complete without customized sonic identities and a matching social audio experience that makes the digital representation seamless.

Our new hybrid lives: Tactile virtual experiences and hardware that lives with us

It’s time we started thinking about our devices as objects to keep and care for, repairing and refurbishing things like phones and computers to keep up with the latest advancements.

Birmingham-based Help Lightning raises $8 million for its remote training and support tools

In the four years since Help Lightning first began pitching its services out of its Birmingham, Ala. headquarters, the company has managed to sign up 100 customers including some large Fortune 500 com

Smart TV hub Solaborate secures $10M Series A and a go-to-market partnership

When siblings Labinot and Mimoza Bytyqi fled the war in Kosovo in 1999, arriving as refugees on the West Coast of the U.S., they would have had no idea they’d go on to launch a technology company to

Meet the robots Toyota is bringing to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

Tokyo’s 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games are fast approaching, and Toyota is playing a key role in on-site mobility and transportation. The Japanese automaker has unveiled five robots it

Location-based virtual reality is increasing its footprint in the U.S.

Earlier this year, in a small, grey-walled storefront inside a very large mall in Torrance, Calif. (just past the AMC Center) , the virtual reality game-maker Survios planted its first flag in the mar

The role of telepresence robotics in workforce inclusion

Let’s pause on the robots-are-taking-over-our-jobs panic for a minute and take a look at how some robots -- telepresence robots, specifically -- could be used to give access not only to jobs but to

Flipping the office telepresence model

What if I told you that you could visit three continents in one day without leaving your office and truly feel like you were there in person? That you could move down a hallway or across a stage, make

The Savioke Robot Is Headed To A Hotel Near You

When I’m in a hotel room I like absolute privacy. After all, calling upon Baphomet and/or playing Firewatch takes absolute concentration and I don’t want humans intruding on my reverie. Th

Meet Double Robotics’ Faster, Sturdier Double 2 Wheeled iPad With A Face

You’ve likely seen Double Robotics’ telepresence robot roaming around a tech event or two. The iPad on a stick that live streams into the board room or your living room just released a fas

Cisco Drops Price Of ūmi Video Chat Service, Offers New 720p Version

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CIS.jpg" /><a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/10/06/cisco-announces-umi-hd-home-video-calling-system-for-599-25-per-month/">ūmi</a>

MIT's teleconferencing robot can interact with, strangle you

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MeBot-Robot-from-MIT-Teleconferencing-and-Gesturing-1.jpeg">Have you ever wanted to reach out and strangle someone during a conference ca