In the Office of the Future, robots will play a crucial part. Robots deployments in manufacturing factories, warehouses, care homes etc. are on the rise. Soon we will have a world with robots roaming offices freely. Currently one of the most widespread use of robots in the office is to provide telepresence, where a robot can be remotely controlled by a person being their eyes, ears and mouth in the environment.
The aim of this project was to prototype more uses for robots in the office such as monitoring, mail or drinks delivery etc. Health and safety are vital to any working environment. It is important to make sure that health and safety rules are being followed and to keep certain checks. During daily office work, seemingly benign tasks can sometimes cause health and safety risks such as leaving a water bottle open next to a switch; if the bottle tips over and damages the switch, it could result in a short circuit or even a fire. It is easy to forget to screw on the cap of the bottle in a hurry. Therefore, it is important to be able to monitor for such anomalies.
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