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Jeppe - Your New Robot Best Friend (Video)

The folks over at the Nokia Research Center Smart Spaces laboratory have come up with a new new prototype robot named Jeppe that wants to be your new best friend (video below). Scooting around the house like a small pet dog, Jeppe can do the standard stuff, like safety patrol or remote surveillance, but where it really shines centers around what Nokia calls "active videoconferencing."

Equipped with a digital compass sensor, onboard video camera, ultra sound sensors, two-way audio and gesture controlled movement. Nokia sees the Jeppe robot becoming an active part of your home, or office, environment - following you around, allowing you to hold video conferences on the move, and security monitoring.

Posted by Lem on September 8, 2008 | Permalink | Email this post

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Weird but neat!

I wonder if Jeppe will roll on carpet?

Posted by: BlazeEagle | Sep 10, 2008 10:31:05 AM

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