Telesar V is a Groundbreaking Telexistance Robot

The groundbreaking Telexitstance Robot Telesar V from researchers at Japan’s Keio University could bring us a step closer to a real out of body experience. The creators of Telesar V claim that the robot avatar can not only accurately mimic the movements of its operator, but also transmit back sensory experience to the user. Wearing a headset with virtual reality goggles, the user can see and hear what the robot ‘experiences’, and through a pair of sensor equipped gloves feel the shape and temperature of objects Telesar V touches or picks up. Read the rest of Telesar V is a Groundbreaking Telexistance Robot Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: avatar robot , bomb disposal , disaster recovery , keio university , robot technology , susumu tachi , telesar v , Telexitstance Robot Telesar V

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INTERVIEW: Inhabitat Talks to Housing Reclaimed Author Jessica Kellner About Debt Free Homes

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Britain’s New Dragon Runner Robot Deactivates Live Explosives

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3-D Printer Creates Entire Buildings From Solid Rock

Imagine a 3-d printer so large that it can spit out entire buildings made from stone.

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