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A 14-year-old boy with multiple health conditions was given the chance to be the mascot for a football match on Monday — by using an iPad linked to a specially-designed miniature robot.
The white device in the photo below is known as a “telepresence robot”. It was used during a match between Everton FC and Manchester City on Monday night to give Jack McLinden the chance to be the first ever “virtual matchday mascot”, according to a story on Everton’s official club website.
🤖📺 The first ever virtual mascot…
Everton make Premier League history with a touch of class as their young mascot couldn’t attend the game, but is able to watch the full thing from his iPad 👏#EVENEW pic.twitter.com/ncqPsAmPHe
— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) April 23, 2018 Read more…