If NEC’s PaPeRo blogging robot poses a possible threat to your writing job then the Giraffe Video Conferencing Robot from HeadThere does just the opposite...it can save you from a possible job retrenchment. The Giraffe robot will make-up for your physical presence, in all those times when you sneaked out of your office taking advantage of your boss not there. The 5-foot, 8-inches-tall video conferencing robot makes it possible for you to be at two places in one time. The remote controlled robot can be moved around its location using the Internet. It allows a user to feel like they are at the robot’s location. Because people near the robot can see and hear the user, they interact with him as if he were truly present. The robot acts as a stand-in for the user. It uses a 14-inch LCD with the image of its controller as its “face.” At the touch of a button the Giraffe’s height lowers from its full height to a typical sitting height. The robot uses a wide-angle 2MP camera to “see” and it communicates via its built-in speakers to smartly make up for your presence. So, is a life-saver! But, in case your employer is even smarter than you and has got himself this robotic supervisor then you are doomed! The Giraffe will retail for somewhere between $1800 and $3000.

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