Using Telepresence Robots to Support Students Facing Adversity
Telepresence robotics allows students who are temporarily unable to attend their classes to continue participating remotely.
In higher education, we often encounter students who are experiencing unexpected setbacks that impact their ability to attend class. Whether it’s due to a car accident, a family emergency, or an illness, the inability to get to class can have a lasting effect on a student’s academic success. Often, students experience excessive stress trying to catch up on missed coursework. In some cases, they have no choice other than to withdraw from their classes, putting them a semester or more behind and delaying degree completion — if they return at all.
