Applications

The Giraffe will change the way you interact with others, both at home and at work. The technology has many advantages over existing communication methods. Below we have listed only a few applications for this multipurpose communications technology. Click to find out more!

At Work:	Remote Team Members Remote Management Telecommuting
Industry-Specific:	Service Outsourcing Factory Tours Daycare Monitoring Teletourism Remote Shopping
Personal:	Televisitation Telecommuting Babysitter Supervision Elder Care
Robotics:	Robotics Hobbyists Researchers

If you have a use for the Giraffe that doesn't fit into one of these categories, please let us know! We're always looking for partners interested in trialing our technology for new applications. Contact us at ventures (at) headthere.com or stop by the application forum. If you'd like to trial the Giraffe for your specific application, or if you'd just like to know when the Giraffe will be commercially available, please click here.

At Work

Remote Team Members

Having trouble making a distant worker feel like they're part of the team? Use the Giraffe to put them in the office regardless of where they are. Now they can not only attend meetings, but also take part in spur-of-the-moment office conversations and brainstorming sessions. The Giraffe robot keeps other team members aware of their presence and enables them to interact with others like they were actually on-site.

Remote Management

Do you manage teams at multiple geographic locations? Now you can "manage-by-walking-around" even if you're not there. Keep teams focused on their goals and build camaraderie using impromptu water-cooler talks and casual chats, just like if you were there. If you manage a factory floor or lab space, you can inspect progress from afar without relying on periodic status meetings.

Industry-Specific

Service Outsourcing

Videoconferencing robotics makes it possible to outsource jobs in the service industry! If you operate a call center, you now have the capability to expand into whole new industries. If you are a manager in a labor-intensive service industry, now you have a new way to reduce costs without expensive installation fees.

Factory Tours

Finally, a way for factories to win over distant customers without requiring them to commit to travel costs. If you operate a factory that depends on foreign business, now you have a way to show them how modern and efficient your operations are without your potential customers having to move away from their computer! Videoconferencing robotics is also great for bridging the distance with existing customers - let them know they can "drop by" with questions and concerns when ever they want.

Daycare Monitoring

Put parents at ease and buy a Giraffe for your Daycare - now parents can check up on their children from work without interrupting the day's activities, and without leaving their desk.

Teletourism

Do you own a museum, art gallery, or other tourist hot-spot? Create a new revenue stream by enabling "virtual tourists" to visit your establishment. This is perfect for any tourist site with appeal to technologists or futurists!

Remote Shopping

For less than the cost of a website, you can empower consumers to visit your store from across the world. Use your highly trained brick-and-mortar salespeople to close sales with remote visitors. Not only do you increase your geographic reach, but the Giraffe acts as a advertising aid, drawing passersby into your establishment. This is a perfect fit for high tech and novelty stores!

Personal

Televisitation

Is your spouse always away on business? Do you have family or friends that live far away? Now you can feel like they are in your home regardless of distance. "Televisitation" allows people be a part of your life in a way not previously possible. Gather around in the living room, watch TV together, socialize in a natural way - they'll seem so close that you'll forget they're far away. The Giraffe is also great for parties - that special guest who couldn't make it now has a way to attend!

Telecommuting

Do you dread that long commute to work? Now you can have "face-time" with your manager and coworkers without needing to leave the house. Are you losing track of office developments because you're always away on business trips? Don't wait for the critical email or returned phone call - now you can be in the office whenever you want.

Babysitter Supervision

Do you get a little anxious when you have to leave your children alone with a babysitter? Now you can check up on your child and the babysitter in a fun, non-invasive way. Perfect for small children who dislike using the phone, the Giraffe puts you in the room with your child, so you can see and hear them.

Elder Care

Worried about how an elderly or infirm loved one is getting on alone? Now you can visit them more often even if they live far away. Your loved one's privacy is assured because the Giraffe can be used like a phone -- only starting a call if it is answered. If answering the call requires too much effort, the Giraffe can be set to auto-answer calls coming from you.

Robotics

Robotics Hobbyists

What hobbyist hasn't dreamed of owning a human-sized robot? Perfect for experiments with man-machine interaction, the Giraffe is a powerful robotic platform affordable enough for the casual hobbyist. Because the Giraffe is based on commercially available commodity parts, it can be customized to suit your needs and dreams. If you want to develop your own applications on the HeadThere Giraffe, we'd be happy to let you look at our source code.

Researchers

Orders of magnitude cheaper than equivalent products, the Giraffe is perfect as a research platform for man-machine interaction, path planning, and real-world computer vision. The price point also allows for wide spread use in your learning institution. If you want to develop your own applications on the HeadThere Giraffe, we'd be happy to let you look at our source code.