The current demonstration implements a tethered solution as the robot's source of power, pumps, gasses and liquids, but future developments may allow for a self-contained system.

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"The products and services like this are a good demonstration of what will be, but at this point they are demonstration and not a complete solution, " said Gerry Purdy, president of Mobile Insights, in Mountain View, Calif.

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Samsung's public demonstration of Long Term Evolution (LTE) included a total solution from infrastructure to mobile devices.

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Targeting DisplayPort applications, the GV8502-based solution is an active, receive-only solution that will be sold as part of a reference design kit containing a demonstration cable and design collateral.

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