Telepresence robots set to transform workplaces

Posted on 11 Jan 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

Among the many robotic devices shown off at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016, one group of new communications robots are some of the most interesting.

So-called ‘telepresence’ robots allow a remote user to monitor an office or other working space through a portable video link. The user controls the movement of the robot in order to physically ‘see’ what is going on in an office, while at the same time, a monitor built into the ‘head’ of the robot allows…

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