Telepresence robots seem to be a hot topic in the news these days – there have been a lot of articles written about them lately! The tech blogs are all buzzing with their stories of driving robots around exotic (or mundane) office buildings and interacting with people, and it seems like nearly every day there’s news of another product in development. With all this excitement, I feel almost obligated to try and find some solid ground, and not get too swept up in the movement.
Don’t get me wrong – I think there is a tremendous future here, and I’m looking forward to spending some time behind the “wheel” of one of these soon. But I can’t help but think that there’s something…missing…in the current offerings.