{"id":40580,"date":"2013-06-11T12:16:31","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T16:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=40580"},"modified":"2013-06-11T16:37:14","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T20:37:14","slug":"can-i-borrow-that-robot-for-a-minute-using-remotely-controlled-devices-to-bring-distance-learners-into-face-to-face-classrooms-daniel-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2013\/06\/11\/can-i-borrow-that-robot-for-a-minute-using-remotely-controlled-devices-to-bring-distance-learners-into-face-to-face-classrooms-daniel-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I borrow that robot for a minute? Using remotely-controlled devices to bring distance learners into face-to-face classrooms!  [Daniel Christian]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">What if you want to allow some remote students to come on into your face-to-face classroom?<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">What if you want to allow those remote students to be seen and communicated with at eye level?<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">What if you want <em>Remote Student A<\/em> to join Group 1, and <em>Remote Student B<\/em> to join Group 2?<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Well&#8230;how about using one of these devices\u00a0 in order to do so!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/news\/new-video-collaboration-robot-telepresence-gets-moving\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>New video collaboration robot: TelePresence gets moving<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from cisco.com by Dave Evans<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">That is why Cisco\u2019s new joint effort with iRobot\u2014demonstrated publicly this week for the first time\u2014is so exciting: We\u2019ve created a mobile Cisco TelePresence unit that brings collaboration to you\u2014or, conversely, brings you to wherever you need to collaborate. Called iRobot Ava 500, this high-definition video collaboration robot combines Cisco TelePresence with iRobot\u2019s mobility and self-navigation capabilities, enabling freedom of movement and spontaneous interactions with people thousands of miles away.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=hVviDvsBQ78#!\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40607\" alt=\"irobot-june-10-2013\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/irobot-june-10-2013.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/irobot-june-10-2013.jpg 686w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/irobot-june-10-2013-150x142.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"eow-description\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=hVviDvsBQ78#!\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>iRobot Ava\u2122 500 Video Collaboration Robot <\/strong><\/a> &#8212; published on Jun 10, 2013<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>iRobot and Cisco have teamed to bring the Ava 500 video collaboration robot to market. The robot blends iRobot&#8217;s autonomous navigation with Cisco&#8217;s TelePresence to enable people working off-site to participate in meetings and presentations where movement and location spontaneity are important. The new robot is also designed to enable mobile visual access to manufacturing facilities, laboratories, customer experience centers and other remote facilities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doublerobotics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Double Robotics Double<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doublerobotics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.doublerobotics.com\/img\/use-office.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doublerobotics.com\/img\/use-office.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mantarobot.com\/products\/teleme\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>MantaroBot\u2122 TeleMe<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mantarobot.com\/products\/teleme\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mantarobot.com\/images\/mantarobot\/telemeCtrlr.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/byte\/personal-tech\/mobile-applications\/attack-of-the-telepresence-robots\/240146106\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Attack of the Telepresence Robots! <\/strong><\/a>&#8212; from BYTE\u00a0 by Rick Lehrbaum<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/revolverobotics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kubi<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/revolverobotics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"http:\/\/twimgs.com\/informationweek\/byte\/reviews\/2013-Jan\/robotic-telepresence\/kubi.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/twimgs.com\/informationweek\/byte\/reviews\/2013-Jan\/robotic-telepresence\/kubi.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" width=\"20%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mantarobot.com\/products\/teleme\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/twimgs.com\/informationweek\/byte\/reviews\/2013-Jan\/robotic-telepresence\/teleme-sm.jpg\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"20%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vgocom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/twimgs.com\/informationweek\/byte\/reviews\/2013-Jan\/robotic-telepresence\/vgo-sm.jpg\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"20%\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anybots.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/twimgs.com\/informationweek\/byte\/reviews\/2013-Jan\/robotic-telepresence\/qb-sm.jpg\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"20%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suitabletech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/twimgs.com\/informationweek\/byte\/reviews\/2013-Jan\/robotic-telepresence\/beam-sm.jpg\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mantarobot.com\/products\/teleme\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>MantaroBot &#8220;TeleMe&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vgocom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">VGo Communications &#8220;VGo&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anybots.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Anybots &#8220;QB&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suitabletech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Suitable Technologies &#8220;Beam&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchhealth.com\/products-and-services\/products\/rp-7i-robot\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>RP-7i ROBOT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchhealth.com\/products-and-services\/products\/rp-7i-robot\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"RP-7i Remote Presence Robot\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intouchhealth.com\/images\/rp-7i-big.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Also see:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartplanet.com\/blog\/bulletin\/cisco-irobots-new-bot-lets-workers-roam-the-office-from-afar\/21493\">Cisco, iRobot\u2019s new bot lets workers roam the office from afar.<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from smartplanet.com by Kirsten Korosec<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.popsci.com\/gadgets\/article\/2013-02\/meet-next-generation-smartphone-based-robot-companions\">Meet the next generation of smartphone-based robot companions<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from popsci.com by Miriam Kramer<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: What if you want to allow some remote students to come on into your face-to-face classroom? . What if you want to allow those remote students to be seen and communicated with at eye level? . What if you want Remote Student A to join Group 1, and Remote Student B to join 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