SWIVL finds it’s niche

by Frank Tobe

23 May 2013

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… IndieGoGo-funded swiveling personal camera and follow-me device has sold 10,000 units thus far; 1,250 to schools and universities.

… Now they are scaling up with upgraded capabilities and a new round of funding including $500,000 from Grishin Robotics.
… New SWIVL can handle iPads and tablets, cloud services and SDKs from Apple and Android.
… Educators and business people are finding it helpful for capturing classroom and meeting content.

Frank Tobe is the owner and publisher of The Robot Report, and is also a panel member for Robohub's Robotics by Invitation series.

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