date:Dec 24, 2012
ds, co-director of Stanford University's Center on Work, Technology, Organization. I don't think face-to-face is going away, but the question is, how much face-to-face can be replaced by this technology?
Technology watchers say these machines - sometimes called remote presence devices - could be used for many purposes. They could let managers inspect overseas factories, salespeople greet store customers, family members check on elderly relatives or art lovers tour foreign museums.
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