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RoboThespian beams on the BBC

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:09:12 +0000

RoboThespian was featured on the BBC national evening news and the front page of the BBC website on Friday for his part in the “Beaming” telepresence project carried out by University College London and University of Barcelona.

See the report here

The report brings up some interesting questions about the future of telepresence and the problem of legislating for avatar crime. All we can say is that our friendly RoboThespian, Reggie (pictured), very much enjoyed his time in London being filmed by the BBC and behaved impeccably throughout…

RoboThespian introduces BBC report at Bristol Robotics Laboratory

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:56:57 +0000

Geri the RoboThespian introducing the BBC news report at Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) part of the University of the West of England.

BRL have been using RoboThespian for research into human-robot interaction since 2011.

RoboThespian at the Working World exhibition, Dortmund.

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:52:20 +0000

RoboThespian is now welcoming visitors to the DASA Working World exhibition in Dortmund, Germany.

DASA is Germany’s largest interactive exhibition with a covering an exhibition area of 13,000 square
metres, designed and staged in an exciting and innovative manner.

A fascinating permanent exhibition exploring the world of work from a human perspective.

RoboThespian now at Vilvite, the Bergen Science Center, Norway.

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:22:55 +0000

RoboThespian is now welcoming visitors to the Imitation exhibition at VilVite, the Bergen Science Center in Norway.

The exhibition deals with imitation and mimicry in nature, in technology, between people and now between people and robots! RoboThespian will be putting his IR sensor to good use in the Imitation exhibition, tracking and copying visitors movements.

RoboThespian celebrates the 100th birthday of Alan Turing.

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:08:41 +0000

RoboThespian has arrived at the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum in Paderborn, Germany to celebrate the 100th birthday of Alan Turing, the famous British mathematician and computer pioneer.

Heinz Nixdorf Museum is the world’s largest computer museum and has a programme of events throughout 2012 celebrating the life and work of Alan Turing.

Here is RoboThespian still sleeping in his box before going to work. More photos can be found on RoboThespian’s facebook page.

Heinz Nixdorf

BBC News Technology Cover RoboThespian

admin — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:06:40 +0000

Technology News - BBC

BBC News Technology visited InnoRobo in Lyon to cover SociBot and Robothespian.
We agree that there are no utility, (use a dish washing machine if you want the dishes done), uses for robot humanoids yet.
And we have also proven that communications and entertainment are viable commercial robot applications – RoboThespian is now installed in fourteen countries.
Read the article here

Stand set up at Innorobo Robotics Summit, Lyon, France.

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:41:43 +0000

Show is open 14th March – 16th March.

RoboThespian being filmed for French national TV news (below)

Press report in French national newspaper, Libération (below).

RoboThespian and Socibot at CeBIT 2012

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:17:54 +0000

Thank you to everyone who visited our stand at CeBIT 2012.

We hope to be back next year!

Engineered Arts new robot, Socibot, the social interactive robot (below)

RoboThespian enjoying his visit to CeBIT 2012.

RoboThespian will be at CeBIT 2012

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:29:15 +0000

RoboThespian at Innorobo

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:54:48 +0000

See RoboThespian at Innorobo Lyon