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Ava Telepresence Robot

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About Ava Telepresence Robot

Ava Robot combines autonomous indoor navigation with enterprise telepresence. Remote users select destinations through an iPad, iPhone or web browser, and the robot travels through the workplace while avoiding people and obstacles.

The height-adjustable display supports seated and standing interaction, while front and side cameras provide direct and peripheral views. Ava streams video up to 1080p with full-duplex audio and enterprise encryption. The robot connects with standard video-conferencing systems and returns automatically to its charging station.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Capability areas: Autonomous navigation
  • Workflows: Service robot platform, Autonomous service workflow
  • Navigation and obstacle avoidance

    Claimed - 2018-03-13 - The robot autonomously navigates enterprise environments for remote participants.

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Deployments

  • Operating Use

    2 robots - 2022-01-11 - Verizon - indoor innovation center - Two Ava telepresence robots were deployed at Verizon’s Boston innovation center to provide remote access to demonstrations and collaboration spaces.

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Timeline

  • VSee Health and Ava Robotics partner on ICU telepresence robots

    2024-08-01 - Partnership - The planned VSee-powered Ava robot is designed to give remote clinicians a physical presence at the ICU bedside. The partners targeted smaller and regional hospitals as well as major hospital systems.

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  • Ava Robotics raises $2.9M seed round

    2019-06-14 - Funding - Innospark Ventures led the seed financing for the workplace-telepresence robotics company. The capital supported expansion of Ava's autonomous telepresence robot deployments.

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  • Ava Robotics launches Ava telepresence robot

    2018-03-13 - Product Launch - The robot autonomously navigates enterprise environments for remote participants. The launch highlighted integration with Cisco Webex and other video-collaboration services. Ava Robotics positioned the product for workplace collaboration without a local operator driving the base.

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Context

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