Cybernetic avatars: Teleoperation technologies from in-body monitoring to social interaction

Sci Robot. 2024 Nov 20;9(96):eadg1842. doi: 10.1126/scirobotics.adg1842. Epub 2024 Nov 20.

¹ Department of Art Science, Osaka University of Arts, Osaka, Japan.
² Araya Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
³ Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
⁴ Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
⁵ Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
⁶ Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
⁷ Wireless Networks Research Center, Network Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Kanagawa, Japan.
⁸ Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Abstract

Cybernetic avatars integrate physical and virtual avatars to enhance human capabilities in diverse scales and contexts.