Communication robot, comprising a base unit and at least three supports that carry the base unit and support it on the ground when used as intended, the base unit having a height axis that is aligned perpendicular to the ground, wherein - the base unit contains a camera, a sound recording device, a modem, an antenna, a processor unit and a power supply system, - wherein the camera is designed in such a way that it captures the visible light as optical signals from the surroundings of the communication robot in a direction-dependent manner over a 360° perimeter, and - wherein the sound recording device, which includes a plurality of stereoscopic microphones, is designed in such a way that it captures sound waves as acoustic signals from the surroundings of the communication robot in a direction-dependent manner over a 360° perimeter, - the communication robot is set up to wirelessly transmit the captured optical and acoustic signals to an external receiving device by means of the modem and the antenna, - the base unit has a covering that gives the base unit an oviform outer shape that is longitudinally aligned along the height axis, and characterized in that - the base unit has a base to which each of the supports is attached by means of a respective swivel joint, wherein the respective support being foldable in a radial plane running through the height axis of the base unit, - each of the supports has an cantilever arm and a cantilever attached to the cantilever arm, each of the cantilevers having a convex outer contour corresponding to the oviform outer shape of the covering of the base unit, wherein the cantilever when the support is fully folded in, it is fitted flush with the outer covering in each case in a cantilever recess of the covering, and - the communication robot has a pivoting device arranged on the base of the base unit for folding the supports in and out. - the base unit contains a camera, a sound recording device, a modem, an antenna, a processor unit and a power supply system, - wherein the camera is designed in such a way that it captures the visible light as optical signals from the surroundings of the communication robot in a direction-dependent manner over a 360° perimeter, and - wherein the sound recording device, which includes a plurality of stereoscopic microphones, is designed in such a way that it captures sound waves as acoustic signals from the surroundings of the communication robot in a direction-dependent manner over a 360° perimeter, - wherein the camera is designed in such a way that it captures the visible light as optical signals from the surroundings of the communication robot in a direction-dependent manner over a 360° perimeter, and - wherein the sound recording device, which includes a plurality of stereoscopic microphones, is designed in such a way that it captures sound waves as acoustic signals from the surroundings of the communication robot in a direction-dependent manner over a 360° perimeter, - the communication robot is set up to wirelessly transmit the captured optical and acoustic signals to an external receiving device by means of the modem and the antenna, - the base unit has a covering that gives the base unit an oviform outer shape that is longitudinally aligned along the height axis, and characterized in that - the base unit has a base to which each of the supports is attached by means of a respective swivel joint, wherein the respective support being foldable in a radial plane running through the height axis of the base unit, - each of the supports has an cantilever arm and a cantilever attached to the cantilever arm, each of the cantilevers having a convex outer contour corresponding to the oviform outer shape of the covering of the base unit, wherein the cantilever when the support is fully folded in, it is fitted flush with the outer covering in each case in a cantilever recess of the covering, and - the communication robot has a pivoting device arranged on the base of the base unit for folding the supports in and out.