(Reuters) – Juili Kale’s dreams to receive her master’s degree diploma in a ceremony cheered on by her family were dashed by the coronavirus – until robots came to the rescue.
Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management dean Sanjeev Khagram rehearses a virtual commencement ceremony using mobile telepresence robots, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. April 30, 2020. ASU/Thunderbird School of Global Management/Handout via REUTERS.
Kale, who has been studying at Arizona State University, had planned the day for months. Her parents and brother would fly in from India, and a social media clock counted down the days until out-of-state friends would arrive in Phoenix for a big party.
But in March, the coronavirus pandemic ended those plans, as colleges nationwide closed down to stop the spread.
“The clock stopped at T minus 67,” said Kale, 40.
But the ceremony will take place, after all – just not as she…
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