Award-winning architecture firm Sasaki deployed two Ava Telepresence robots in their Boston headquarters to empower their workforce and support flexible work policies. Now with COVID-19 travel restrictions, the robots have proved particularly valuable. Sasaki was recently featured in BizNow on their use of Ava Telepresence in the current pandemic. Here's an excerpt from the article:
"Leaders at Boston-based architecture firm Sasaki began planning a coronavirus work-from-home strategy in early March, as U.S. public health officials urged Americans to practice social distancing to prevent further spread of the virus. Sasaki has a “business telepresence robot,” named Ava, that allows workers like Chief Technology Officer Holly St. Clair — who was home sick before the outbreak — to connect and move around the office, using the robot as a kind of avatar.
Sasaki is letting workers use the robot to roam its offices while teleworking during the coronavirus pandemic. “The robots drive around the office and have a screen on top where someone can remotely interact with others in the office,” St. Clair said. “I could just hear conversations in a way you can’t hear when you’re on Slack.”
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“While we’re out of the office, if someone wants to check on the space, they can use the robot to walk around,” she said."
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