Russian bots invade America, absorb Android brains | Linux Today

Russian bots invade America, absorb Android brains

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Eric Brown
Nov 26, 2013

Russian robot developer R.bot will soon launch a pair of low-cost telepresence robots in North America. The Synergy Mime and larger Synergy Swan use an attached BYOD Android smartphone or tablet for display, camera, microphone, and wireless communications and control functions, and are being offered for a limited time to Android developers for $250 and $500, respectively.

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