The iRobot ConnectR is a spooky piece of kit. They’re calling it a ‘virtual visiting robot’, but really it’s just a webcam on wheels. OK, so it’s a pretty sophisticated webcam, complete with wide angle and zoom modes, but it’s really not that exciting is it? The weird thing is the marketing which is pitching it at ‘busy parents’. So what, you go on holiday to the Bahamas and keep tabs on little Johnny with this perambulating orange monster? Yeah,…
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