This paper r eports on a robotic a ssistant for ambient i ntelligent meeting rooms and also for human-centred environments in g eneral. The use- fulness of such an "embodied" a ssistant as a video conferencing tool for sites not possessing an intelligent meeting room and as a mobile e xtension o f an "intelliroom" is discussed, along with po ssible scenarios. The most i mportant benefit is probably the more natural interaction between the human and the in- telligent environment t hrough this "embodied" assistant. This paper also p ro- poses a hybrid approach for moving around in hu man-centred environments.