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Domestic robot costs $20k and requires remote operators to watch your home and control the robot

If you like the idea of letting strangers watch your home through your robot's eyes, here's a deal for you: 1X Technologies ...
Fast Company

Comcast’s new remote control was designed for—and with—disabled users

Measuring about the size and weight of a circa 2000 cordless phone, Comcast’s new TV remote control is quite a noticeable deviation from the slim, streamlined remotes of the smart TV era. Measuring ...
Newsweek

Remote Mind Control Technology Developed in ‘World’s First’

Wireless mind control is here. But you don't need to panic just yet. In a groundbreaking development, scientists from South Korea have invented remote control technology that enables brain ...
Hackaday

Introducing Infrared Remote Control Protocols

Over on his YouTube channel [Electronic Wizard] has released a video that explains how infrared (IR) remote controllers work: IR Remote Controllers protocol: 101 to advanced. This video covers the NEC ...
Electrek

Tesla preps a remote control team for robotaxi – taking a page out of Waymo’s book

Tesla has confirmed through a new job listing that it plans to establish a ‘teleoperation’ team to remote control its upcoming robotaxi fleet. It’s something that Tesla really needs in order to ...