Development of a Telepresence System Using a Robot Controlled by Mobile Devices

This study proposes a telepresence system controlled by mobile devices consisting of a conference side and a remote side. The conference side of this system consists of a puppet-type robot that enhances the co-telepresence. The remote side includes a web application that can be accessed by a mobile device that can operate the robot by using a motion sensor. The effectiveness of the robot-based telepresence techniques in the teleconference applications is analyzed by conducting user surveys of the participants in remote and real-world situations. It is observed from the experimental results that the proposed telepresence system enhances the coexistence of remote participants and allows them to attend the conference enjoyably.