TelepresenceRobot
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Overview
After watching the video for the [Double Robotics] telepresence robot I decided it would be a neat thing to have around the shop for anyone to be able to visit from anywhere in the world right from their web browser. This robot could be accessed from its own special URL served up right from a Raspberry Pi inside it. Then it would require a username and password to log in to be able to remote control it. Instead of using an iPad for the camera and software we could just use a regular USB webcam. Then instead of worrying about making a segway style self balancing platform we could just use an R/C tank toy that can do many of the same motions like forward, backward, and pivot in place. We could make it an option on the controller web site to have the tank style controls or regular forward, backward, and turn in place controls to simplify it.
The user should be able to use any Mac or PC or even an Android or iOS device to use the robot remotely. They will need to have a web cam / facetime style camera and microphone set up so the people looking at the screen on the robot will be able to see the remote user's face. This is what makes it seem like they are in the room like the robot is acting as their body double.
