We investigate how robotic camera systems can offer new capabilities to computer-supported cooperative work through the design, development, and evaluation of a prototype system called Periscope. With Periscope, a local worker completes manipulation tasks with guidance from a remote helper who observes the workspace through a camera mounted on a semi-autonomous robotic arm that is co-located with the worker. Our key insight is that the helper, the worker, and the robot should all share responsibility of the camera view--an approach we call shared camera control. Using this approach, we present a set of modes that distribute the control of the camera between the human collaborators and the autonomous robot depending on task needs. We demonstrate the system's utility and the promise of shared camera control through a preliminary study where 12 dyads collaboratively worked on assembly tasks. Finally, we discuss design and research implications of our work for future robotic camera systems that facilitate remote collaboration.

We've come again to the end of another year, and another twelve months of some pretty impressive tech. We saw Apple release the M1 Pro and M1 Max processors. Phison released a new PCIe controller enabling ridiculously fast SSDs like the Corsair MP600 Pro XT, and Intel finally struck back against AMD's surging Ryzen processors. But amid all the highlights, 2021 also gave us some sad goodbyes. Some were storied products beloved by many, while others were failed experiments, or items that we barely knew were there.

A man who broadcast part of a pay-per-view fight on his phone has received thousands of pounds worth of fines, despite not actually broadcasting a single minute of the fight itself. The case has prompted industry warnings about the free live streams set to spread across Facebook and Twitter ahead of Saturday's fight between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. Josh Mellor said he had no idea that he was breaking the law when streaming several minutes of the pre-fight coverage of a boxing match using Periscope on his smartphone. "I went round to my friend's house to watch a pay-per-view boxing match and while we were waiting for the fight to start I started scrolling through Periscope," Mr Mellor told The Independent. "I'd heard in the pub, and from friends, that you could watch free live streams of the fight and wondered how as we'd paid to watch it. Whilst on Periscope, I saw a number of streams and while exploring I clicked the'Go Live' button. I streamed the pre-fight coverage from my mate's TV for a few minutes before quitting the app."

The U.S. Navy plans to use Xbox 360 controllers to operate periscopes aboard its newer submarines. Instead of a traditional rotating periscope, the Navy's Virginia-class subs are set to use high-resolution cameras and large monitors. These can be can be controlled by a helicopter-style stick – but, they come with a $38,000 price tag. The Navy has now revealed plans to integrate an Xbox controller into the system, to slash prices and reduce required training time. The U.S. Navy plans to use Xbox 360 controllers to operate periscopes aboard its newer submarines.

Periscope turns anyone with an iPhone into a video broadcaster. And people are paying attention. After Twitter acquired the company earlier this year, the app bolted ahead of competitors in the Apple App Store, bringing the livestream into the mainstream. Many people used Periscope feeds to watch the big Paquiao-Mayweather fight this past Saturday night. The problem lies in finding the feeds you most want to watch. Most Periscope feeds are just people speaking directly into the camera about whatever happens to be on their mind.

The Republican National Convention already seems to have solidified its position as the most dramatic political event in recent memory -- and yes, that's saying a lot. From accusations of plagiarism to a speaker lineup that reads more like a who's who of reality television than the American political system, there's a lot to cover at the 2016 RNC. And at both the Washington Post and Buzzfeed, some of that coverage is coming from bots. While the two publications may seem like rather dissimilar outlets with disparate readerships, both seem to have recognized the value in utilizing bot technology to cover the highly buzzed-about convention. The Washington Post's bot will work with Twitter and Double Robotics, to provide a live stream of the goings-on in Cleveland by way of Periscope. Moreover, readers (or rather, viewers) will be able to ask questions about the convention through a Periscope chat.

The Post's experiment involves a telepresence robot from Double Robotics and a partnership with Twitter. Basically, the machine is an iPad mounted on a Segway-style base. All week it'll be roaming the floor of the convention, streaming live on Periscope. Viewers will be able to tune in and ask questions of delegates, politicians and anyone else who happens upon the bot. It will give those watching at home a much more candid look at the RNC than normal, but might also provide some excellent opportunities for the public to pepper officials with tough questions.

Twitter users may soon notice a great improvement in the visual content of their apps, if their latest acquisition is any indicator. Twitter recently acquired a new-ish startup based in London specializing in artificial intelligence (AI). The company, Magic Pony, uses machine learning to build improved systems for visual processing. More specifically, according to Twitter's blog post, Magic Pony's technology is, "based on research by the team to create algorithms that can understand the features of imagery and will be used to enhance Twitter's strength in live and video." Twitter plans to add this technology to other recent acquisitions including Madbits and Whetlab.

Nasa has announced that it has found evidence of flowing water on Mars. Scientists have long speculated that Recurring Slope Lineae -- or dark patches -- on Mars were made up of briny water but the new findings prove that those patches are caused by liquid water, which it has established by finding hydrated salts. Several hundred camped outside the London store in Covent Garden. The 6s will have new features like a vastly improved camera and a pressure-sensitive "3D Touch" display

Periscope may soon be able to identify what's happening in live broadcasts with the help of Twitter's Cortex. Cortex describes itself as "a team of engineers, data scientists, and machine learning researchers dedicated to building a unifying representation of all of the users and content on Twitter, to help build a product in which people can easily find new experiences to share and participate in." Our biggest ever edition of TNW Conference is fast approaching! The team first showed its livestream scanning system off to MIT Technology Review, where it scanned and categorized two dozen streams at once. To achieve this, Twitter has built a proprietary computer made entirely of GPUs, which then feeds its findings to a deep learning algorithm.