CORDIS plans to "beam" people to meetings
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Beaming uses total immersion technology such as virtual reality headsets
An early version of a robotic avatar
Haptic feedback system for beaming
Robotic avatar reproducing the operator's movements
The goal is an android avatar indistinguishable from a human being
Another version of beaming is a virtual avatar in a simulated environment
An early version of a robotic avatar
Robothespian, used as a beaming avatar (Photo: Tim Weyrich, UCL)
Robothespian, used as a beaming avatar (Photo: Tim Weyrich, UCL)
Robothespian, used as a beaming avatar (Photo: Tim Weyrich, UCL)
Robothespian, used as a beaming avatar (Photo: Tim Weyrich, UCL)
Robothespian, used as a beaming avatar (Photo: Tim Weyrich, UCL)
Robothespian, used as a beaming avatar (Photo: Tim Weyrich, UCL)
Article Summary
In recent years, telepresence systems have become more common. Unfortunately, most of them are little more than a videophone on top of a motorized stick. The EU Commission’s Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) wants to change that, by developing a system called “beaming.” When fully developed, it should reportedly provide telepresence so real that for the operator and the people at the other end, it will be like the person is actually there.
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