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AnyBots Seeks to Monetize Remote-Controlled Mobile Telepresence
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Anybots Inc. was founded in 2001 by Trevor Blackwell, using personal funds resulting from the sale of ViaWeb, a web-based authoring tool for building online stores, to Yahoo (ViaWeb became Yahoo! Store). In January 2009, the Mountain View, Calif.-based Anybots made a splash at the Consumer Electronics Show with the launch of a beautifully designed, remote-controlled mobile telepresence robot called QA.
Anybots developed QA to act as an “avatar” that can physically and gracefully interact with individuals in distant locations. In essence, Anybots was betting that a remote set of mobile eyes and ears, capable of being physically maneuvered at a distant location, would be far more engaging and useful than a typical videoconferencing session.
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