The idea, initially, sounds absurd: A robot loose in a museum, its cameras zooming in and out, up and down, remotely controlled by people at home.
But this is Gordon, a telepresence robot, who (or which) is designed to safely navigate the Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries at Â鶹´«Ã½.
The robot, named after the couple behind the bulk of the collection, can be driven by anyone with good Wi-Fi and a computer keyboard or mouse. Gordon's "face" is a tablet with two, 13-megapixel cameras that serve as for the viewer piloting the robot. The viewer's face appears on the screen, and a built-in microphone and speaker let the person ask staff a question.