Ava Robotics a spin-off company from the robot
vacuum cleaner manufacturer iRobot has this week unveiled a new autonomous
telepresence robot it has created called Ava, which builds on the company’s
previous telepresence robot the Ava 500 originally launched back in 2013. As
you can imagine the latest edition of the robot now includes a wide variety of
new upgrades and enhancements including gesture-based controls, and more
cameras which now includes three together with improved sound quality.
Rather than selling the autonomous telepresence
robot is a one-time purchase Ava Robotics is now releasing the robot to
companies for US$ 1000 a month which includes full technical support. Since 2013
many more telepresence robots are now available providing competition to Ava
Robotics win originally sold their mark one Ava 500 telepresence robot for US$ 70,000. “Autonomous robotic telepresence solutions such as Ava can have a
dramatic impact on improving productivity and collaboration in a geographically
diverse global enterprise,” explains iRobot CEO Colin Angle.
