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Nokia Creates Video Conferencing Robot
August 12th, 2008 by Video Conferencing Expert
Nokia has designed an interactive video conferencing robot that can be controlled through its N800 internet tablet. While still a concept, “Jeppe,” the video conferencing robot has been designed to detect how people react to different forms of video conferencing hardware compared to traditional PC webcams.
Nokia hasn’t made public what specific types of technology is inside its video conferencing robot, but has confirmed that behind the cold, plastic façade is a two-way video camera, sound sensor and digital compass. Jeppe also contains a “mash-up” of existing technologies, such as Bluetooth, and the “brain box” from a Lego NXT robot.
The N800’s directional keypad enables the user to move Jeppe around, so that it could be controlled from remote locations to keep a 360 degree “eye” on your house while you’re away, or for a remote client to see different people in the online meeting.
Six pre-defined gestures, also accessed through the N800 system, trigger certain responses in Jeppe. Video conferencing conversations are conducted in real time using GoogleTalk. Jeppe was created by Nokia’s Research Center Smart Spaces lab, which studies remote management and “smart” technologies. The lab plans to expand Jeppe’s connectivity options so that it can be controlled through the internet and not just its N800 tablet.