Chinese Technology Company Develops Affordable Telepresence Robot
PadBot will change how people communicate from a distance, and its makers seek crowdfunding to begin mass production. GUANGZHOU, CHINA—When face-to-face communication is impossible, voice with video communication is the next best thing. Now there is a new telepresence robot called PadBot that can represent its user remotely by displaying voice and video in real time, and its creators are seeking crowdfunding to raise $30,000 by August 31 to move the product into mass production. Using an iPad, iPad Mini or Android Pad as its brain, PadBot is a telepresence robot that can be