Archinect - News 2024-12-22T08:10:40-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/106013700/does-your-house-need-a-robot-babysitter Does your house need a robot babysitter? Archinect 2014-08-07T12:42:00-04:00 >2014-08-13T22:16:12-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ae/aed71c817e348f9fbd087f343e642faa?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>While security is seen as the obvious initial use for Jr., Roambotics has broader plans for the future. Telepresence is one, but the self-directed robot could also be used to spontaneously document social gatherings, or to keep an eye on sick or elderly relatives. There's also the possibility of using Jr. as a 3D mapping system, effectively turning it into a Google Project Tango camera on wheels.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>