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Mayo LogoSince November, twelve patients in a rural clinic have been successfully diagnosed and treated for stroke remotely by Neurologists at Mayo Clinic using the VGo.

Inside Edition Logo Inside Edition features VGo user Devon Carrow, age 7

 

A five year-old Seymour girl is under doctor's orders to stay at home, but that doesn't mean she's missing school.

The Washington Post Logo 7-year old Devon Carrow has been homebound because of extreme life-threatening allergies, but now with VGo, he's remotely attending class.


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As she battles a life-threatening disease, Shelby Huff won't be inside a Hill City classroom for another year —but with VGo robot, she'll be able to keep up with class work, and visit with friends.

Childrens Hospital leverages VGo to keep them in touch and on topDominic Pio Gundrum, Baby Born With Encephalocele And Tessier Facial Cleft, Recovering From Craniofacial Surgery at Children's Hospital Boston returns to his home in Wisconsin where he is monitored by doctors over a thousand miles away using VGo Robotic Telepresence.

VGo takes students to the zooThe Verizon 4G LTE enabled VGo is creating a whole new experience for visitors to the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

 

Verizon and VGo robotsIn this Verizon national ad, VGo robots and Verizon team up to enable children with special health needs to attend school.

Houston County CourierCancer patient attends school with VGo thanks to classmates

 

PRNewswire release about VGo prevailing over InTouchInTouch Health Sued VGo for Patent Infringement. VGo won and invalidated up to 6 of InTouch's patent. Read more.

 

Buffalo News article about VGo robots    Allergies keep boy out of school, but with VGo, he's at head of his class

Childrens Hospital leverages VGo to keep them in touch and on topLeading pediatric hospital reveals how sophisticated information technology, such as VGo robotic telepresence, helps keep them on top

Recent Video from Healthcare IT News on VGo at Children's Hospital BostonBob Nguyen, MD, urologist at Boston Children's Hospital, shows off his department's VGo robotic telepresence device

 

 

Read this piece from NPR and contact us to learn how VGo is being used to control readmissionsRead this piece from NPR and contact us to learn how VGo is being used to control readmissions

 

VGo featured on NBC Nightly News with Brian WilliamsWatch the segment from NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams featuring VGo Robotic Telepresence System

 

VGo Robots will be Making the Rounds with NursesVGo units will be taken by VNAVNH nurses to homes of patients to allow medical specialists in other locations to have live consultations about the case

VGo can fill gap of anticipated doctor shortageHealth experts doubt there will be enough doctors to meet the current, future needs. VGo would be ideal for filling the gap.

 

VGo to work with nurses in patients' homesVisiting Nurse and Hospice of Vermont and New Hampshire announced its agreement with VGo which will enable VGo to be deployed for patient assistance

 The VGo Goes Where Everyone Goes: Schools, Hospitals, and HomesAlthough the primary application of the VGo is healthcare, specifically telemedicine, it is also used in education and business.

 

VGo robots will extend the reach of the VNAVNH and raise service levels by facilitating remote nursing visits

The Verizon Foundation saw the VGo “telepresence” robots as an opportunity to explore and innovative

Children’s Hospital Boston Testing Three Innovative Telemedicine PilotsAt Children’s Hospital Boston, several telemedicine pilots are currently underway to determine their viability, including VGo Robotic Telepresence System - which is so popular, that patients don't want to part with it

The hospital of ‘Silicon Valley’ uses their built-in infrastructure and a variety of technologies, including VGo, to improve quality of care, patient experience

A sixth grader in Northeast Arkansas is getting to fulfill a dream of going to school.

Partnership formed to collaborate and work together to define and deliver accessibility enhancements to VGo’s robotic telepresence solution, expanding the independence of people with disabilities.

International CTIA WIRELESS® 2012 announced that VGo with Novatel are E-Tech award finalists for Healthcare and Wellness. E-Tech awards represent the industry’s most innovative wireless products and services in the areas of mobile apps, consumer electronics, enterprise and vertical markets and network infrastructure.

VGo Welcomes Medical Expert, Bern Terry, who joins the management team to head sales.

Aidan Bailey, born with severe health problems, has been using the VGo Robotic Telepresence System to attend school because immune system is too weak for him to go in person.

January 30, 2012 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that fourteen-year-old Cris Colaluca is attending school for the first time in six years - Thanks to VGo.

January 26. 2012 - Tech-savvy Utah teens and Salt Lake City-based nonprofit Operation Kids have donated a VGo Robotic Telepresence System to the Primary Children’s Medical Center.

January 12, 2012 - VGo enables student to participate in school and extracurricular activities in a way he hasn't been able to do "in a long, long time."

January 10, 2011 - From the Other Side of the Country, Staff Use a VGo with Embedded 4G LTE to Showcase the Latest Network Enabled Applications

December 12, 2011 - Children's Hospital Boston is using VGo in a pilot program to monitor patients after they are discharged. The Boston Globe has all the details.

October 29, 2011 - Learn how 14-year-old Lauren Robinson gets to interact with her teachers and classmates at Fossil Ridge High School thanks to VGo.

October 27, 2011 - A Prototype VGo with embedded Novatel Wireless module for Verizon 4G LTE was demonstrated at CTIA in San Diego.  Read about the benefits of using VGo on a wide area cellular network. 

Middle School Students Can Enter National Civics Contest Launched by Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and the Verizon Foundation. Contest Is Aimed at Renewing the Teaching of Civic Engagement; Winning Class Will Receive VGo Robot. Read the press release.

For now, the Mohawk seventh-grader is making do with a robot. Read the two part article by Dan Irwin, that appeared in the New Caslte News, New Castle, PA.

VGo welcomes its new CEO, Peter N. Vicars. Read the press release.

Highschooler Lyndon Baty, of Knox City, Texas was featured recently in Sports Illustrated and on the Today Show.

Read how a homebound student has cleared life's hurdles using VGo in this Sports Illustrated feature story.

Watch VGo user BuildingLink.com on CNBC's "The New Industrial Revolution."

VGo was featured in BusinessWeek on July 24, 2011 as one of Ten Technologies to Assist Workers.

Learn how top dermatologist Dr. Steven Hacker uses VGo in emergency situations to examine certain conditions such as Shingles, acute infections and post-operative issues while out of the office.

On July 12, 2011 VGo participated in the launch of the Verizon Innovation Center as a strategic technology in Verizon's 4G LTE network.

The latest issue of EE Times explores the robotics industry, featuring VGo's telepresence solution.

VGo telepresence robot enables Iowa boy with compromised immune system to join his classmates in school

Robotic telepresence and mobile health monitoring services offer innovative care options to healthcare providers

An electrical engineer goes to work at his company's manufacturing facility in Virginia...while living in the Dominican Republic

Read how VGo is the favorite technology of an independent living senior that participates in technology research (page 3 of the article)

Click the link and play the Video from KFTX News and see how VGo is a life changer

Read the Texas school press release on how VGo is going to school

VGo impressing attendees at the Higher Ed Tech Pavillion at CES

Two New Hampshire companies are pioneers in robotic and home automation technology.

VGo Communications Receives NHHTC Judges Award

Read how VGo stole the show at SUPERNet Consortium in Jacksonville, TX

New York Times Reporter John Markoff assesses the "mobile robot" industry, featuring an early adopter of VGo's unique remote-driven, two-way, audio/video communication technology

Globe columnist Scott Kirsner interviews VGo CTO and Founder Tim Root about the promise of VGo's unique remote-driven, two-way audio/video communication technology

Kids at Children’s Cancer Hospital at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center can attend their own classes remotely thanks to VGo robots.