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Robot Rep Goes to School

JUN 05, 2006
Physics Today
Wired : A federal grant gives a hospitalized child use of a pair of robots that help him keep up in school. One robot controlled by the kid from his hospital bed is in the classroom, representing the student; the other is in the hospital room displaying a live webcast of the class.
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