I work remotely and the idea of having a robot there as my avatar is a bit ridiculous (this coming from someone who is very into robotics). Unless the robot car

I work remotely and the idea of having a robot there as my avatar is a bit ridiculous (this coming from someone who is very into robotics). Unless the robot carries out any specific task (aside from standing around with your face showing in a screen) it is a waste of resources. Plus we have very smart phones these days that are able to do live video calls/conferencing.