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Avatars in science fiction and fact

Fiction Science

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Telepresence Robotics and XPRISE - What Applications Do You See?

Northeastern University students have won a prize for their telepresence robot. The team hopes to use the technology in space missions and with people with limited mobility. "It seems like it makes sense that avatars would probably be first to be deployed," says one of the winners.

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