The BeamPro 2 telepresence robot has wide-angle HD cameras and a 24-inch touchscreen
Suitable Technologies, maker of the Beam range of telepresence robots, has unveiled the BeamPro 2 — its latest high-end device. Like all telepresence bots, the BeamPro 2’s main function is Skype-on-wheels; letting employees call in to their workplace remotely and trundle around it with the help of an app. It’s fun! If not always practical.
The Pro2 adds a number of improvements and refinements to the original BeamPro, including a 24-inch LCD touch display and two “super-wide” 12-megapixel HD cameras with 12x digital zoom. It also comes with 3D depth sensors (optional on the original BeamPro), ambient light sensors (to automatically adjust screen brightness), and a trio of speakers that Suitable Technologies claims can reproduce…
