As I write this article the national frenzy set of by two nurses who contracted Ebola while caring for a patient continues.  A physician returning to the United States developed symptoms and was hospitalized per protocol, and politicians quickly jumped in to quarantine a nurse returning to the US from treating Ebola patients.  Apparently everyone is concerned about protecting everyone in the US.

Lyndon Baty, a student who has used VGo throughout his high school career to attend school and be a part of his community, reflects on the last four years as he celebrates his graduation:

Although the former first lady spoke these words more than a century ago, they’re still very true today.  And for those who can’t attend school in person, the possibilities have been extremely limited. 

And for some, the “ardor” and “diligence” in getting an education are not trivial. 

Sixth grader, Cristian, attends class at Splendora Junior High School in Texas using VGo.  This gives “him” freedom to attend class, walk the halls, and even go to the cafeteria with all the other kids. To his classmates, and to Cristian, it’s as if he is really there, despite the fact that he is undergoing another round of chemotherapy.

I wrote a blog back on Feb 2012 just after the 2012 Super Bowl on how competition causes businesses to try new ways to attract customers by lowering prices, improving quality and developing new products and services. It’s driven the success of our economy. However, if entrepreneurs, working within the rules and boundaries of those regulations, are prevented from being in the market by others who take advantage of the system - it makes for less competition, inevitably leads to higher prices, results in poorer quality, and offers fewer new products and services.

When the Verizon Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam said recently on the “CEO Sit-Down” with Bloomberg "this is the era of big data," he was talking about the benefits of new Verizon 4G cellular broadband networks. Today, this fourth generation of cellular wireless standard can achieve download speeds upwards of 10 Mbps, with even higher speeds expected for the future.

The global telemedicine market is expected to skyrocket from $11.6 billion in 2011 to $27.3 billion in 2016, according to research from BCC Research published this month. “There has been a global focus on the use of telemedicine as a tool to cut down healthcare costs and bring about mammoth savings,” the report asserted. “Implementation of the new U.S.

A VGo Robotic Telepresence System robot made an appearance this week at the Children's Hospital Boston's Innovation Acceleration Program (IAP) sponsored Innovation Day.

The value opportunities for VGo are vast, not unlike the cellphone market. We are creating a new way of communicating; the robotic telepresence solutions will co-exist with other communication models as an alternative paradigm for when people want to be empowered in a different location not just communicate. When we began the process of developing this robotic telepresence, we had no idea the impact it would have on the handicapped or chronically ill student in providing for an under-served new market: the remote student.