RoboDynamics
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | Sep 2003, incorporated Feb 2004 |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, USA |
| Key people | Fred Nikgohar, Chairman & CEO |
| Industry | Robotics, Robots, Telepresence |
| Products | See complete products listing |
| Website | robodynamics.com |
RoboDynamics develops technologies that enable robotic telepresence. Robotic telepresence is the ability of a person to instantly transport his presence to a remote location by using a robot to embody him in the remote location.
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[edit] History
RoboDynamics was founded by Fred Nikgohar in September 2003. The first robotic telepresence platform, MILO, was introduced in 2004 at the RoboNexus trade show in San Jose, California. The technology was then used to create the first reference design for a telepresence add-on to the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner by iRobot Corporation. In 2008, RoboDynamics introduced TiLR, the first commercial robotic telepresence platform.
[edit] Products
[edit] TiLR
TiLR — Telepresence internet-connected Low cost Robot — is world's first enterprise-grade robotic telepresence platform. Featuring a four feet tall frame, a powerful 26x optical zoom camera and a bright LCD, TiLR is video conferencing on wheels. It enables a user to log into it from remote and instantly transport his presence to that remote location. The user can commandeer the robot in the remote location and interact with people and the remote environment as if there in person. TiLR allows enterprises to eliminate travel and increase throughput in ways never before possible.
[edit] RoombaDevTools.com
In 2006 RoboDynamics launched RoombaDevTools.com as a resource for those who wanted to use the Roomba platform as a mobile robot base. Through RoombaDevTools.com the company also began selling development tools such as the RooTooth, a Bluetooth dongle for the Roomba, which enabled other Bluetooth enabled devices to connect and command the Roomba wirelessly.
[edit] OptoGroover
In 2007 RoboDynamics introduced the OptoGroover reference design. OptoGroover is a simple USB-connected device that takes data from the network and is able to visually display that data. The OptoGroover platform is available as a reference design and is licensed to various companies active in creating Ubicomp devices.
[edit] MILO
MILO — Mechatronics Intelligent Loveable Organism — was introduced at the first annual RoboNexus tradeshow. MILO was the first robot that RoboDynamics introduced publicly, and was used as a reference design for subsequent telepresence robots.
[edit] Websites
- RoboDynamics Corporation Website
- RoboDynamics Official Blog
- RoombaDevTools.com Website
- OptoGroover Website
