Enabling Access to K-12 Education with Mobile Remote Presence

Extended school absence during K-12 education can have anegative impact on both the educational and social development of a child. Mobile Remote Presence (MRP) can helpenable continued access to K-12 education for children withhealth challenges. However, most MRP platforms are targetedtowards adult users in domains such as the workplace.The importance of social interaction and engagement in K-12 education creates a unique set of needs and challenges foran MRP platform. In this work, we discuss the benefits ofMRP usage for K-12 education, ongoing challenges for MRPacross domains, and the requirements of an MRP platform forthe classroom.