Ava

3 people, and a 4th on a telepresence screen, sit around a table.
"May I join you?" Photo: Ava Robotics

Ava is a telepresence robot that combines autonomous mobility with high-definition video conferencing. It enable workers to move around a remote location as if they are physically there.

Creator

Ava Robotics

Year
2018
Country
United States 🇺🇸
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Ava has attended seminars, business meetings, executive trainings, and even weddings.

A woman walks down a hallway talking to a man seen on the screen of a telepresence robot.
Telepresence robots love when you walk and talk. Photo: Ava Robotics

History

Founded by former iRobot engineers Youssef Saleh and Marcio Macedo, Ava Robotics introduced its autonomous telepresence robot in 2018. The goal was launching the Ava platform as a "new video collaboration solution that offers users 'practical teleportation' with the ability to transform remote work and site visits." What sets Ava apart from other telepresence robots is autonomy. The company, based in Cambridge, Mass., equipped Ava with sophisticated sensors and autonomous navigation capability. The robot was based on a previous "tech demonstrator" project, also called Ava, that iRobot showed off in 2011.

Specs

Overview

Autonomous point-to-point navigation, auto charge docking, intuitive touch-screen interface, 3D mapping, obstacle avoidance, peripheral views, and HD video conferencing (up to 1080p30) via Cisco codec.

Status

Ongoing

Year

2018

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Width
57.5 cm
Height
165 cm
Length
57.5 cm
Weight
60 kg
Speed
3.6 km/h (max)
Sensors

Lidar, three 3D imagers, four cliff sensors, inertial measurement unit

Actuators

DC motors

Degrees of Freedom (DoF)
5
Software

Ava Linux/Ubuntu OS, Ava cloud service, Ava iOS and web apps

Power

Up to four lithium-ion batteries, 7300 mAh each, up to 7 hours of operation