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Remote robots are robotics projects that can be accessed and programmed via the internet by anyone from anywhere. These robots use the NetsBlox platform, a multiplayer networking blocks programming environment that is derived from Snap! Remote Robots offer a way to inject physical computing and IoT concepts into the online/virtual space; it provides an experience that is more compelling than a simulation, at low or potentially no cost to the student. The idea was developed in April 2020 as part of BirdBrain Technologies’ response to the pandemic, and we presented a workshop about it at last year’s Snap! Con. In this talk, we'll give a brief technical primer of how Remote Robots work, and then present inspiring examples of teachers using the technology in the past school year to keep robotics projects relevant and accessible during the pandemic. We'll end with a discussion of where we see Remote Robots fitting into a post-COVID future.