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Robot Rep Goes to School

Wired: A federal grant gives a hospitalized child use of a pair of robots that help him keep up in school. One robot controlled by the kid from his hospital bed is in the classroom, representing the student; the other is in the hospital room displaying a live webcast of the class.

Posted by Jenny Corrado on June 5, 2006 11:09 AM |

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