Telepresence robots are deputising for their human controllers in the workplace, but can they really fit in?
YOU wander around the office, stopping off in the kitchen to chat with colleagues before heading down the hallway to an impromptu design meeting. Afterwards, you head to a colleague's office to continue the discussion.
It is a fairly typical day at work - except that you are in London, while all the people you have been talking to are in your company's New York office. You have, in effect, beamed yourself across the Atlantic in the guise of a telepresence robot.
These robots are essentially a video camera, speaker and screen on wheels, and they can be controlled from anywhere in the world using a web browser. They allow managers to keep an eye on their factories overseas and multinational teams to collaborate on projects - all without setting foot on a ...
YOU wander around the office, stopping off in the kitchen to chat with colleagues before heading down the hallway to an impromptu design meeting. Afterwards, you head to a colleague's office to continue the discussion.
It is a fairly typical day at work - except that you are in London, while all the people you have been talking to are in your company's New York office. You have, in effect, beamed yourself across the Atlantic in the guise of a telepresence robot.
These robots are essentially a video camera, speaker and screen on wheels, and they can be controlled from anywhere in the world using a web browser. They allow managers to keep an eye on their factories overseas and multinational teams to collaborate on projects - all without setting foot on a ...
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