This robot may have just ruined your sick day

Although robots may soon go to space, it's still difficult to build one that people genuinely want around the home and office.

Marita Cheng thinks she's succeeded. Based in Melbourne, her company Aubot has built a telepresence robot that can be controlled by the brain. Although it's particularly useful for people with disabilities who have limited mobility, Cheng thinks it could also be helpful for a range of users. 

Basically, she's cancelled your sick day: "Rather than missing out on work when they're sick, they can send the robot to work," she told Mashable. "They can still go to meetings at work by putting on this headset and participating via our telepresence robot." Read more...