Forscher haben ihren Roboter so weiterentwickelt, dass er als Avatar dient und die physische Realität aus der Ferne erleben lässt – wenn auch noch begrenzt.

Paper: iCub3 Avatar System: Enabling Remote Fully-Immersive Embodiment of Humanoid Robots | PDF

Video: iCub 3 Avatar System - Tele esistenza - Dauer: 4 min

This video was taken during the on-line testing of the iCub 3 avatar system. The demonstration involved a human operator based in IIT, Genoa, and the iCub 3 robot visiting the Italian Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia. The shooting was taken on November the 8th, 2021.

Using a standard fiber optic internet connection, the avatar system transmits and receives information from the operator to the iCub 3 robot. The system transports the operator locomotion, manipulation, voice, and face expressions to the robotic avatar with visual, auditory, haptic and touch feedbacks.

To the best of the authors’ knowledge, it is the first time that such a complete avatar system is validated on a legged humanoid robot allowing immersive and remote verbal, non verbal and physical interaction.