Use the Robin bot in Microsoft Teams to look up who is going to the office, where a teammate is sitting, and if your favorite space is free. The Robin app works with the Teams desktop, web, and mobile app.
Before you start
Make sure that:
- A Microsoft admin has installed the Robin app.
- You have connected and authenticated your Robin user account with your Microsoft Teams account.
You cannot @mention the bot
You cannot start the messaging extension by @mentioning the bot.
Sunsetting previous commands
As part of a new Teams experience, Robin removed these previous Teams commands:
- Where is [person]: Finds where a person is sitting
- Where is [space]: Gets space details
- Free at [location]: Gets meeting room availability for a location
Get a summary of who is in the office
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Add Robin to one of your "Team channels", if it is not there yet.
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Open the Robin app in the channel from the overflow tool menu below the chat box, or from the overflow menu on a message.
You can also open it from here:
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Select the "Who's coming in" command. The Robin bot asks you to select an office location from the drop-down menu.
The Robin bot posts a digest of who is going to that office that week in the same channel. It looks something like this:
Select Update your plans to see a detailed list of everyone who plans to go to the office each day, with the option to join them. Join takes you to Robin, where you finish your plans.