
Avatars in science fiction and fact
Fiction Science
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Haptics for the X-Prize
Haptics is the idea that you would be able to transmit a sense of touch. Haptics tends not to be two-way, because we don't usually have an operator at one end inhabiting this robotic avatar. The last task in the finals competition was for the operator through the avatar robot to reach in a place where they really couldn't see.
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