Say Hello to T-Mobile’s Tap-Happy Device Testing Robot
Say Hello to T-Mobile’s Tap-Happy Device Testing Robot: 2012 (video) –
T-Mobile has always been committed to providing our customers with the best product and network experience possible. In 2007, T-Mobile noticed a trend, that as mobile operating systems got more and more sophisticated, software was appearing more frequently as a reason noted for device returns. So an innovative T-Mobile engineer decided to create his own way to test the hundreds of functions on every phone and tablet, he built a robot. Check out our video to see the wireless industry’s only custom-built testing robot that can model real consumer behavior and learn how T-Mobile uses it to make sure our customers receive the best experience possible on their mobile devices.
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