While most of us struggle everyday to get basic elements of Unified Communications out to the business world the clever boffins at Bristol University are making Healthcare robots which contain several UC elements – webcam, voice recognition, email and voice capabilities. Oh boy we really do have a long way to go.
I can’t seem to embed the BBC video but the webpage is here
The Bristol Robotics Laboratory believe robots could eventually help older people to live independently at home for longer.
One of their early machines is called Mobiserv and can help with tasks like ordering the shopping and reminding elderly people when to take their medication.
The Mobiserv project is a collaboration between seven different countries and will run for three years.
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