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robohub 00202.txt

#The People#s Bot: Robotic telepresence for the public good have wanted you ever to attend a conference that was too far away expensive or sold out? Whether youe a penniless researcher interested youth or a group of elderly people who want to live in other people bodies (like in that weird movie Being John Malkovich) your wish may be granted. The People Bot is a project by Chelsea Barabas and Nathan Mathias from MIT Center for Civic Media that uses telepresence robots for the public good. ur telepresent bots broaden inclusion at events & support public interest media-making through scholarships media fellowships and auctions. nd by public good they mean for example sneaking into purchasing participant registration for The People Bot at the highly popular Computer-Human-Interaction Conference and letting people apply for slots. If youe interested in CHI but like many people can afford to attend it looks like you can still bid for a much cheaper telepresence opportunity on ebay. And you don even have to put on pants. Bid on Ebay to attend the History of Wearables & Google glass exhibit at CHI (proceeds go to the CHI student travel grants). Rumor has it The People Bot is currently wandering around the Theorizing the Web conference in New york city. While not everyone here at Robohub agrees that a telepresence device is technically a robot this is a pretty cool project. We hope with all of our hearts that they don get sued e

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