The 7 Best Telepresence Robots

This review has been updated 6 times since it was first published in February of 2019. Telepresence robots are designed to allow you to communicate and collaborate with friends, family members, or colleagues when you aren’t physically in the room, while still cultivating a feeling of human interaction. In addition to video and audio transmissions, they offer some level of mobility, so you can look directly at whoever is speaking and, in some cases, even roam around the space. When users buy our independently chosen editorial selections, we may earn commissions to help fund the review.

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Top 7 Telepresence Robots

7. Brookstone Rover 2.0

The Brookstone Rover 2.0 (around $150) can record and stream live videos right to your mobile device as it roams around your home. It offers a roughly 100-foot wireless control range through walls and features a built-in microphone and speaker.

6. Appbot Riley

The Appbot Riley (around $243) can’t be used for video chatting, but it does support two-way voice communication. Rather than for use in professional settings, it is more suited to playing with a child or keeping an eye on your pets when you aren’t home.

5. Skyrocket Mebo 2.0

Children can start practicing now for the increasingly virtual world they will be living in when they grow up by using the Skyrocket Mebo 2.0 (around $200) to roam around the house, interact with other family members, and retrieve objects using its fully articulated arm.

4. Kubi Classic

If you don’t need the ability to self-navigate, the Kubi Classic (about $1007) could be worth looking at. It is a tabletop model that accommodates tablets of between 7 and 10.5 inches. It offers 300 degrees of panning and 45 degrees of tilt, allowing you to look around the space.

3. BotEyes Pad

The BotEyes Pad (appx. $1200) is one of the more affordable full-size models, though it’s by no means cheap. It accommodates nearly any kind of tablet or smartphones that weigh less than 600 grams, which it can hold in a portrait or landscape orientation and tilt up to 120 degrees.

2. Double Robotics Double 2

The Double Robotics Double 2 (about $2749) is packed with cool features, like a lateral stability system that helps to keep it upright, and the ability to increase its speed by up to 80 percent more than its standard setting, for those times you need to traverse a long distance.

1. Suitable Technologies Beam

The Suitable Technologies Beam (around $2500) boasts nearly 8 hours of battery life and can travel at up to 2 miles per hour, so you’ll have no trouble getting around the office and collaborating for almost a full work day. It features two cameras that help make for easier navigation.

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