an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message anybots inc. is a robotics company founded in 2001 by trevor blackwell in santa clara california . david rogan became ceo in july 2012 . 1 the anybots logo and name can be spotted during the season 2 and season 3 opening credits of the hbo series silicon valley . citation needed contents 1 history 2 robots 2.1 q x 2.2 qb 2.3 qa 2.4 dexter 2.5 monty 3 references 4 external links history edit this section is empty . you can help by adding to it . april 2016 robots edit q x edit anybots qx prototype 4 q x also known as the qx is the latest robot from anybots . it supports a 21 inch display or 1 or 2x 15.6 inch screens . it supports 1080p60 high def video conferencing 64x zoom camera and crystal clear audio . it s designed to work with a polycom group 500 video conferencing system as supports standard h. 323 and sip video conferencing . 2 3 its modular design allows for customer specified payloads and alternate conferencing systems to be included . qb edit anybots qb qb is a two wheeled gyroscopically stabilized remote telepresence unit driven via web browser . the user can select one of a range of bots located around the world and drive it off from the anybots website . all that is needed onsite is power wifi or 3g 4g . on board is a touch screen display speaker and microphone plus a laser for pointing at objects . applications include marketing 4 remote experts a remote lobby service where receptionists can remotely bot in to greet and guide clients museum guides education and translation services in airports and public spaces remote property tours provided to foreign clients by real estate agents engendering trust in that the client can drive them self around mobile exhibition attendants and security patrols as well as the more mundane business meeting presence . it may also be useful for the handicapped severely disabled 5 6 and sick children . 7 8 anybots can be purchased in the united states japan and europe . qa edit qa debuted at the 2009 consumer electronics show is the first of anybots two telepresence robots . 9 qa a 5 foot tall 1.5 m 35 pound 16 kg robot 10 balances on two wheels like a segway 11 has 5 megapixel cameras two way audio and a laser pointer for gesturing . 12 the user connects to qa via wifi . 13 the robot was never produced commercially . 14 dexter edit dexter is a dynamically balancing bipedal humanoid robot research project . 15 it is learning to walk and can jump with its feet clearing the ground for a third of a second . 16 because it uses pneumatics as actuators its joints are compliant and provide a springy restoring force much like a human s tendons allowing it much greater capability to deal with obstacles . 17 18 monty edit monty is a telemanipulation prototype . it picks things up with an 18 degree of freedom hand 19 and is operated remotely through the use of a suit that includes a special glove . references edit anybots names david rogan as chief executive officer archived november 7 2013 at the wayback machine . videotechnology anybots creates new virtual presence robot in partnership with polycom inc. anybots creates new virtual presence robot in partnership with polycom inc. archived october 7 2013 at the wayback machine . coca cola presents the social robot archived october 17 2013 at the wayback machine . disabled gain freedom archived october 7 2013 at the wayback machine . creative communication using ipads ipods and even robots as communication devices via mac os x. nbc bay area boy makes a wish gets robotic tour bbc boy lived as a robot for two months engadget anybots rolls out the qa telegenic telepresence robot pocket lint anybots unveils qa telepresence robot ces 2009 be anywhere in the world without actually being there live from ces will physically going to ces become obsolete business robot debuts at ces sf engadget anybots rolls out qa the telegenic telepresence robot las vegas sun teleconferencing robot none bbc walking robot steps up the pace researchers dream of humanizing androids archived january 2 2009 at the wayback machine . tech digest anybots the world s first dynamically balancing robot youtube anybots dexter jumps march 2008 engaget robot walks independently with dynamic balancing external links edit robotics portal companies portal media related to anybots at wikimedia commons official website what is an anybot video jeri ellsworth trying a demo of dexter operating over immersive telepresence on youtube retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title anybots & oldid 744586342 categories electronics companies of the united statesrobotics companiestechnology companies established in 2001companies based in mountain view californiatelepresence robotshidden categories articles with wayback 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