KUBI Tablet Stand Makes Video Calls Less Awkward

Telepresence allows people to connect and communicate with others around the world. If you're using a tablet, you know the difficulties of maneuvering and angling to squeeze everyone in on the conference call or show off your new pup to Mom.

Revolve Robotics, a San Francisco-based start-up company, created a robot to take away all that awkwardness. KUBI is a motorized tablet stand designed to pivot and rotate for added hands-free convenience.

KUBI, which means "neck" in Japanese, has a 300 degree pan and 90 degree tilt to allow users to look around the room. Creators Marcus Rosenthal and Ilya Polyakov wanted to create a "natural experience that actually gets the KUBI out of the way…
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