telepresence robot

American  

[tel-uh-prez-uhns roh-bot] / ˈtɛl əˌprɛz əns ˌroʊ bɒt /

noun

1. a robot typically consisting of a motorized stand with a mounted screen that streams audio and video of someone in a remote location so that person can participate in a teleconference while piloting the movement of the robot.

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Etymology

Origin of telepresence robot

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Wong attended a 2015 White House reception in virtual form as a “telepresence robot.”

From Los Angeles Times

Researchers from Cornell and Brown University have developed a souped-up telepresence robot that responds automatically and in real-time to a remote user's movements and gestures made in virtual reality.

From Science Daily

Wong was also the first person to visit the White House in cyborg form, attending the Americans with Disabilities Act 25th anniversary reception as a “telepresence robot” — like an iPad mounted on top of a Segway, with the spatial awareness of a Roomba — in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times

It was sort of useful as a type of telepresence robot to keep tabs on my kids, who get home from school several hours before I finish work in my home office.

From The Verge

In September 2020, Ahumada and Riek received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a telepresence robot with features specifically designed for remote learning for children.

From Science Magazine