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Avatar (Teleoperated Robot)

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Avatar robots (teleoperated robots) are robots that can behave in synchronization with their operator. The operator and the robot communicate with each other via a network, and expressions such as the operator’s voice and movement are reproduced as the robot’s voice and movement in real time. In addition, the information from the visual, auditory, and tactile sensors attached to the robot is fed back to the operator in real time. As a result, the operator can feel as if he or she is located in the remote place where the avatar is located and, at the same time, the person facing the avatar can feel as if the operator is in front of him or her. An avatar is a communication medium that not only overcomes limitations of space and time but also can convey new sensations such as the presence of a person. Furthermore, the avatar brings a novel approach to study how humans recognize their own body and what is the important factor for the feeling of human-like presence.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. RIKEN Guardian Robot Project, Kyoto, Japan

    Takashi Minato

  2. ATR Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan

    Takashi Minato & Hiroshi Ishiguro

  3. Department of Systems Innovation, Osaka University, Suita, Japan

    Hiroshi Ishiguro

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Marcelo H. Ang

  2. Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Oussama Khatib

  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

    Bruno Siciliano

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  1. Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    Minoru Asada

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Minato, T., Ishiguro, H. (2021). Avatar (Teleoperated Robot). In: Ang, M.H., Khatib, O., Siciliano, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Robotics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41610-1_216-1

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