iRobot 500 User Manual

Data Sheet

Remote Presence
for the Enterprise

Product Overview

iRobot® Ava® 500 Video Collaboration Robot builds on the value of telepresence by extending the “power of in-person”
beyond fixed environments – enabling the user freedom of movement and the ability to establish a physical presence
from a remote location. Bringing together iRobot’s autonomous mobile robotics platform with Cisco enterprise-class
telepresence solutions, Ava 500 enables users to instantly connect with anyone from anywhere around the world.

With rising travel costs and more globally distributed organizations, fixed telepresence solutions - such as room-based
systems, executive and personal desktop units, and soft clients for PCs, smartphone and tablets - offer options for
enterprises of all sizes. Video collaboration robots complement these existing solutions by offering mobile capabilities
for end users that allow for meetings to take place in areas where videoconferencing solutions are unavailable or not
practical and allow for conversations to continue outside of offices and conference rooms – into other locations.

A complete hardware and software solution, Ava 500 provides fully autonomous, on-demand remote presence from
anywhere in the world to anywhere in an organization with enterprise-class security, reliability, and scalability for today’s
globally distributed enterprise.

Benefits of Video Collaboration Robots

Video collaboration robots enable increased collaboration between executives, managers, and employees when
traditional fixed videoconferencing solutions are either unavailable or not practical. Robots help teams work more closely
together without the need for costly and time-consuming travel. Communication is increased and knowledge transfer
between groups and individuals is made easier through more flexible scheduling of meetings. Timely decision-making is
enhanced, as interested and relevant parties can be part of more discussions at the moment that it’s needed. The result
is increased productivity for managers and employees alike and a more nimble, productive enterprise.

Applications

iRobot Ava 500 is ideal when freedom of movement and physical presence are needed to achieve an even more personal
degree of collaboration within a dispersed workforce. Example applications include:

• Remote team collaboration: allows those working off-site to more personally participate within highly collaborative teams

• Executive management: provides managers of satellite teams the opportunity to be more personally present and able to

move throughout an office or other indoor environments

• Manufacturing, lab and supply chain environments: delivers situational awareness and telepresence to areas including

manufacturing facilities, labs and supply chain facilities

• Customer experience centers: extends access to remote participants around the world and increases effectiveness by

enabling virtual presence of executives and specialists

• Remote corporate training and presentations: enables a more personal and interactive approach to remote corporate

training and presentations

Executive Management and Collaboration

Customer Experience Center

Manufacturing

Remote Corporate Training