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Home telepresence Beam+ launches for $995 – IEEE Spectrum


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15 January 2014



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Finally a robot for the home that is not a vacuum cleaner

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Very aggressively priced too at only $995 — at least for the first 1000 units!

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Andra Keay is the Managing Director of Silicon Valley Robotics, founder of Women in Robotics and is a mentor, investor and advisor to startups, accelerators and think tanks, with a strong interest in commercializing socially positive robotics and AI.
Andra Keay is the Managing Director of Silicon Valley Robotics, founder of Women in Robotics and is a mentor, investor and advisor to startups, accelerators and think tanks, with a strong interest in commercializing socially positive robotics and AI.

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