Aging at home
Warehouse-robot company Symbotic bought OhmniLabs, maker of the Ohmni telepresence robot and OhmniCare telehealth robot. The price was not disclosed.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“Founded in 2015, OhmniLabs builds disinfection and telepresence robots.”
What it means
Telepresence robots, from Double Robotics, OhmniLabs (Symbotic), temi, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: People working remotely can steer it or take over.
More on Telepresence robots
- A University of New Hampshire study looked at an Ohmni robot used during a five-week wellness programme at a retirement home, interviewing residents and staff.
- Double Robotics' Double 3, a two-wheeled video robot that can steer itself around obstacles, was on sale through resellers, for example in the UAE.
- An Ohmni telepresence robot was lent to IRT Links Seaside retirement village in New South Wales, Australia, by local firm Robots 4 Good.
- US operator Maplewood Senior Living bought two temi robots for its communities, at first for companionship and social distancing.