MeBot Archive

  • MeBot – A robotic platform for socially embodied telepresence

    MeBot – A robotic platform for socially embodied telepresence

    The MeBot is a semi-autonomous robotic avatar that gives a person a richer way to interact remotely with an audience than is allowed with phone and video conferencing. The robot was designed with an emphasis on being able to convey the non-verbal channels of social communication. That is, it is able to communicate some body [...]

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  • MCB Mini – Motor control scheme

    MCB Mini – Motor control scheme

    A motor control scheme was developed to address the very specific needs and demands of the research robots that are developed and used by the Personal Robots group at the Media Lab. The development of robots that should have the ability to display rich expressiveness as well dexterity and movement in human-like ways requires an [...]

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