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From: sblachma@aoc.nrao.edu (Steve Blachman)
Subject: Re: Service Robots
Message-ID: <1993Apr5.003529.539@chaos.aoc.nrao.edu>
Summary: Commercial Service Robots available
Keywords: robotics
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Date: Mon, 5 Apr 93 00:35:29 GMT
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In article ii4@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de, DE@iswvax (DEMEL,PETER ) writes:
>Maybe this question belongs into FAQ?! But I couldn't find the answer.
>
>Who (companies or research facilities) is working on mobile service robots 
>(cleaning, health care, security etc.)? Papers? Addresses? 
>Are there any commercial products on the market? 
>
>Any hints are welcome.
>Peter
>
>
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>P. Demel
>ISW
>University of Stuttgart
>Seidenstr. 36 
>D-7000 Stuttgart 1
>de@iswvax.fertigungstechnik.uni-stuttgart.dbp.de
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At least two companies sell commercially viable service robots.  Cybermotion
of Roanoke VA, (703) 982-2641, sells a security robot, and TRC of Danbury
CT, (203) 798-8988, has a hospital meal delivery robot.  Cybermotion's system
is modular and can be configured for other service and industrial
applications.

Steve Blachman




