Bossa Nova Robotics Transition from Toys to Robot Assistants | TechCrunch Makers

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In this edition of Makers, John Biggs travelled to his alma mater city Pittsburgh, PA to check out the company Bossa Nova Robotics. They are taking work pioneered by researcher Prof. Ralph Hollis and his Ballbot a step further. mObi is a personal robot that will help one-on-one at airports, museums or in the home.

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