$10 million XPRIZE Aims for Robot Avatars That Let You See, Hear, and Feel by 2021

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Robotics get a boost, interesting to what ideas pop up from here.

Ever wished you could be in two places at the same time? The XPRIZE Foundation wants to make that a reality with a $10 million competition to build robot avatars that let users see, hear, and feel and can be controlled from at least 100 kilometers away.

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Feels a bit like “Ready Player One” - I read it on the weekend in anticipation of the movie!
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Similarly - Surrogates, 2009 movie with the same subject.
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