Open-source robot prototype out - Hindu Business Line

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 20:   International Centre for Free and Open Source Software has developed a low-cost 'tele-presence' robot prototype based on open source hardware and software platforms. Tele-presence robots are devices controlled remotely by a human operator, typically from a laptop, over the Internet or other kinds of networks. Called TR-7, it was developed as a part of an android project of the Union Department of Information Technology, a spokesperson for the centre said. It was fabricated by Ingen Robotics, a local firm focusing on new-generation robotics. The user can drive the robot around and see and hear from the remote location using the built-in camera and microphone. (This article was published on August 20, 2013) via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHM9MAw2keYvzIWvkOiaVnG-gQlWw&url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/opensource-robot-prototype-out/article5041907.ece

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