lt8480 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Fuji Xerox has developed a new robotic printer that can move around a lounge or office to bring documents to the person who printed them. Full Article / Source - BBC NEWS Can it go fetch replacement ink from the store on its own? ... and was it a deliberate decision to make it look like it has a face? :ike: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lt8480 Posted August 30, 2014 Author Share Posted August 30, 2014 I just realised the photo doesn't actually have anyone in the photo... no doubt they have gone to look for the printer :laugh: imagine your surprise when you get back to your desk and the printer has come to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted August 30, 2014 Supervisor Share Posted August 30, 2014 Neat, but impractical I think. The offices that I was in had multiple printers on each floor. If you needed a document urgently and the printer was in use by someone else, you would just go to a different printer. With this though, you would have to wait for the printer to come to you, meaning that you would be put in to a queue, wouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lt8480 Posted August 30, 2014 Author Share Posted August 30, 2014 Yeah I don't really get it either... they suggest it's for "security", but in instanced where that's been important I've seen them set up a "pin" to print option once you get to the printer. The only benefit I can see of this is when you are printing a large and secure document that you don't want others to see and you can't be bothered to wait by the printer... however in those instances I think those people should have trustworthy assistants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lt8480 Posted August 30, 2014 Author Share Posted August 30, 2014 The other things I've just considered are: 1. This picture shows someone on a laptop... how does the printer even know where they are!? (maybe they got a map option in the print settings). 2. I would want to have the ability to know whether the printer is if I want something quicker. 3. How does the printer guarantee that it's not blocking a fire escape route? - feels like that would take some serious "mapping" when you first get it. 4. It's probably cheaper to either get everyone their own printer or an assistant who delivers prints! DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 This is interesting, but I have a tactic that I use at work. The very few times that I do print documents, I just wait for other people to bring it to me. :shifty: DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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