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Our goal is to see what the robot is capable of while knowingly operating it outside of the environments and infrastructure that it’s intended to be most effective in. The Double 2 is designed to operate indoors, in offices and workspaces and classrooms where you have strong and reliable Wi-Fi. And it’s not unique in these requirements: it’s where all telepresence robots do best. If you want to use a Double for business, then great, go right ahead. Personally, I’m less interested in business use cases, and for this review I wanted to know what this robot can do for me in different non-structured environments (aka the real world).
A hands-on test of a telepresence robot aimed at seeing what limitations may exist for those wishing to use it as their avatar in real-life.
WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT
Robots come in many forms and one day we may want to have them travel on our behalf so we do not have to suffer the pain, delays and other downsides of travelling. This is an interesting trial of such a robot and I appreciate the author's viewpoint - for example when he describes being able to join his parents on a beachfront hotel vacation. As funny as it may seem, I think it may help someone to start to consider what may be possible and the limitations of telepresence.