Presenting American Robot Servants
By Roger F. Gay
GeckoSystems, Inc., a leading developer of mobile service robots (MSRs), has announced completion of a revolutionary servant class personal robot designed for eldercare, childcare, and home security. This news isn’t coming from Japan or Korea. GeckoSystems is based in Conyers, Georgia in the good ole U.S. of A. Their robot is so new that even the name seems fresh from the engineers’ workbenches: the CareBot™ MSR 3.4. (CareBot)
The CareBot stands approximately 4 feet tall (see picture) and rolls gracefully over shag and plush carpet as well as over any smooth surface. Its clever design gives it the strength and stability to move safely over household thresholds. But you want to know if it’s a real robot. What does it do besides roll around?
It can hold a conversation, play games, go where you tell it, remind you of things, make phone calls, recognize special situations, and even alert emergency services if the need arises. Its advanced, integrated, artificial intelligence technology allows it to figure out on its own how to move around obstacles even amidst people moving about.
“After 8 years of development by many talented and tenacious engineers and programmers, we are very excited to introduce our new CareBot Mobile Service Robot,” said R. Martin Spencer, President and CEO of GeckoSystems, Inc. “The CareBot™ MSR 3.4 can watch over grandma or the kids, patrol your home, and/or run errands for 12 to 24 hours continuously without recharging. This capability, along with web-based video conferencing enables our CareBot to perform much like a family caregiver, letting them watch over their loved ones, even when they can’t be there.”
Not a simple toy, the price of CareBot is around $20K. Every CareBot comes complete with a three-day training package including round trip airfare within the continental U.S., meals, and three nights lodging. You and your bot get to know one another while it’s customized for your use. The price also includes a one-year parts and labor guarantee and free software upgrades.
GeckoSystems, Inc. is introducing and demonstrating the CareBot MSR 3.4 at the International Robots & Vision Show and Conference, September 27-29, in Rosemont (Chicago), IL. Carebots will be on display in the Geckosystems company booth and showcased in the Emerging Robotics Pavilion.
GeckoSystems, Inc., a leading developer of mobile service robots (MSRs), has announced completion of a revolutionary servant class personal robot designed for eldercare, childcare, and home security. This news isn’t coming from Japan or Korea. GeckoSystems is based in Conyers, Georgia in the good ole U.S. of A. Their robot is so new that even the name seems fresh from the engineers’ workbenches: the CareBot™ MSR 3.4. (CareBot)
The CareBot stands approximately 4 feet tall (see picture) and rolls gracefully over shag and plush carpet as well as over any smooth surface. Its clever design gives it the strength and stability to move safely over household thresholds. But you want to know if it’s a real robot. What does it do besides roll around?It can hold a conversation, play games, go where you tell it, remind you of things, make phone calls, recognize special situations, and even alert emergency services if the need arises. Its advanced, integrated, artificial intelligence technology allows it to figure out on its own how to move around obstacles even amidst people moving about.
“After 8 years of development by many talented and tenacious engineers and programmers, we are very excited to introduce our new CareBot Mobile Service Robot,” said R. Martin Spencer, President and CEO of GeckoSystems, Inc. “The CareBot™ MSR 3.4 can watch over grandma or the kids, patrol your home, and/or run errands for 12 to 24 hours continuously without recharging. This capability, along with web-based video conferencing enables our CareBot to perform much like a family caregiver, letting them watch over their loved ones, even when they can’t be there.”
Not a simple toy, the price of CareBot is around $20K. Every CareBot comes complete with a three-day training package including round trip airfare within the continental U.S., meals, and three nights lodging. You and your bot get to know one another while it’s customized for your use. The price also includes a one-year parts and labor guarantee and free software upgrades.
GeckoSystems, Inc. is introducing and demonstrating the CareBot MSR 3.4 at the International Robots & Vision Show and Conference, September 27-29, in Rosemont (Chicago), IL. Carebots will be on display in the Geckosystems company booth and showcased in the Emerging Robotics Pavilion.
2 Comments:
Now make it affordable to the people who need it.
Affordable and affordable ... at the price of a used car it's literally affordable to many. But you're right, at this price, it's still in the "early adopter" phase for individuals, while at a good price for businesses and institutions.
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