The Giraffe enables people who are far away to enjoy all the benefits of real-life face to face communication.

The Giraffe is a remote-controlled mobile video conferencing platform. Use the Giraffe whenever you want to communicate with far away people in a way that makes them feel like you are right there with them. Both at home and at work, the Giraffe has many useful applications.

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Two megapixel wide-angle camera with 8X zoom and microphone

Adjustable tilt angle makes it easy to look up or down

14" (36 cm) wide viewing angle LCD screen

High volume speaker

Adjustable height stalk provides 4'5" (135 cm) sitting height

Impact resistant plastic. A circular base lets the user turn in place without bumping into anything.

5" (13 cm) high traction, powered wheels with four wheel suspension

The Giraffe Robot

The Giraffe robot is composed of a video screen and camera mounted on an adjustable height robotic base. The Giraffe user operates the robot to maintain a presence at a remote location. Using the robot, the user can see and hear far away people, and the far away people can also see and hear the user. The user can move the Giraffe device from afar using the client application. The user may also control the screen tilt angle and the robot height from afar.

The Client Application

Software that runs on a standard PC and webcam, the client application connects the user to the distant Giraffe through the Internet. The client makes it easy to move the Giraffe so that the user can interact with anyone at anytime, anywhere in the remote location.

Using this software, an authorized user can log into a Giraffe anywhere in the world and interact with the people at the Giraffe's distant location. By remotely controlling the device's powered wheels the user can navigate through the distant location, seeing, being seen, and speaking with others wherever they may be.

Easy To Use and Affordable

The Giraffe system has been engineered to be easy for even non-technical people to use. Anyone who has ever used a computer and a telephone can easily use the Giraffe. Best of all, the Giraffe is affordable! The Giraffe will retail for between $1800 and $3000. Those pre-ordering the Giraffe will receive a large discount.

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