Ava telepresence robot autonomously navigates workplaces

AVA电视机器人（信用：AVA机器人技术）

Cambridge, Mass.-basedAVA机器人技术，，，，a startup that spun out of iRobot in late 2016, launched its Ava telepresence robot.

The big differentiator for the Ava telepresence robot, when compared to competitors such as Double Robotics and Suitable Technologies, is that Ava maps its environment and autonomously navigates through it. There’s no need for humans to drive Ava, as is required by other telepresence robots.

AVA是Irobot在2013年推出的AVA 500电视机器人的下一代。与旧型号的一台相机相比，AVA电视机器人具有三个相机，包括360度相机。也有改进的声音和基于手势的控件。用户完成后，AVA会自动返回其充电站。

“从意识到真正的conne艾娃出生ctions and trust do not get formed around the conference table, rather during one-on-ones and through everyday work experiences,” said Youssef Saleh, CEO, Ava Robotics. “We’ve drawn upon iRobot’s 27-year history in robotics innovation to deliver what we call ‘practical teleportation’, and we are pleased to be part of the Cisco ecosystem in bringing this solution to enterprise customers.”

萨利赫将在Robotics Summit and Showcase，，，，which takes place May 23-24 at the Westin Boston Waterfront. Saleh will join Andy McMillan, Chair of the Cirtronics Advisory Board, Cirtronics, and Tom Frost, President, Endeavor Robotics, on the panel “Wheels, Treads or Fins? DFx Optimizes Robot Manufacturing.” The discussion will share expertise on how to take a robot into outsourced production, with a focus on DFx and lessons learned. Although the three companies design and sell robots for very different markets, all of them rely on DFx to optimize product design, supply chain and assembly processes to simplify, accelerate and reduce the cost of manufacturing.

Robotics Summit and Showcase

May 23-24, Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston
主题演讲|Speakers|Agenda|登记

机器人技术峰会的注册现已开放。特殊的早鸟定价结束了4月20日。为期两天的活动将解决开发商业机器人技术和智能系统产品所涉及的技术问题。这是确认的主题演讲：

两足动力和自主行动能力
Damion Shelton，联合创始人兼首席执行官，敏捷机器人技术
为电子商务履行设计移动采摘机器人
Adrian Kumar, VP Solutions Design North America, DHL Supply Chain
Robotics, Intelligent Systems and Transformational Innovation
GE全球研究机器人技术执行负责人John Lizzi
Producing Commercial Class Robotics Systems: Challenges and Advanced Manufacturing Solutions
John Dulchinos，全球自动化副总裁兼3D印刷，Jabil
软机器人的商业机会
George Whitesides, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
哈佛大学Whitesides研究小组首席研究员
技术专业人士的机器人机会格局
Dan Kara, Vice President, Robotics and Intelligent Systems, WTWH Media

AVA与Cisco Spark及其视频会议平台（包括Webex）集成在一起，而不是需要单独的远程息息平台。根据萨利赫（Saleh）的说法，Beta测试中约有20个AVA远程机器人。AVA机器人技术仍在支持较旧的Ava 500中的大约200个。

AVA机器人技术is hoping to differentiate itself in part by implementing a robotics-as-a-service model. It’s an interesting approach as the aforementioned competitors offer solutions at lower prices. The cost of renting an Ava telepresence robot will be under $1,000 per month, including technical support. Ava will be available through Cisco resellers, too, as a new videoconferencing option.

A 2017 WinterGreen Research report said the telepresence robot market was $1.4 billion in 2016, with a forecast of $8 billion by 2023.

“Autonomous robotic telepresence solutions such as Ava can have a dramatic impact on improving productivity and collaboration in a geographically diverse global enterprise,” Colin Angle, chairman and CEO of iRobot, said in a statement.