Researchers at the Keio University in Japan have developed a telexistence robot,
called Telesar V, which is designed
to duplicate all your movements and
senses, and it is designed to let you be in two places at once.
"What you can do with this telexistence robot is, you can see the
things you usually see, even at a remote location. If
you’re a
physician, for example, to examine a patient, you need to extend your hands. With this system,
you have hands
that you can move just like your own. You can also hear
what’s going on around you. Those are the first things we’ve
achieved
with this system. And now, as a feature of TELESAR V, we’ve added
sensors that communicate what the robot’s
fingers are touching, and a
system to feed the touch sensation back to the operator. This technology
makes it possible
to operate the robot as your av
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