Robust immersive telepresence and mobile telemanipulation: Nimbro wins ana avatar xprize finals

M Schwarz, C Lenz, R Memmesheimer… - 2023 IEEE-RAS …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic avatar systems promise to bridge distances and reduce the need for travel. We
present the updated NimbRo avatar system, winner of the $5 M grand prize at the …

NimbRo wins ANA Avatar XPRIZE immersive telepresence competition: human-centric evaluation and lessons learned

C Lenz, M Schwarz, A Rochow, B Pätzold… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Robotic avatar systems can enable immersive telepresence with locomotion, manipulation,
and communication capabilities. We present such an avatar system, based on the key …

A cybernetic avatar system to embody human telepresence for connectivity, exploration, and skill transfer

R Cisneros-Limón, A Dallard, M Benallegue… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
This paper describes the cybernetic avatar system developed by Team JANUS for
connectivity, exploration, and skill transfer: the core domains targeted by the ANA Avatar …

Intuitive and interactive robotic avatar system for tele-existence: Team snu in the ana avatar xprize finals

B Park, D Kim, D Lim, S Park, J Ahn, S Kim… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Avatar robots enable the teleoperation and telepresence of an operator with a rich and
meaningful sense of existence in another location. Robotic avatar systems rely on intuitive …

The $10 Million ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition: How It Advanced Immersive Telepresence Systems

S Behnke, JA Adams, D Locke - IEEE Robotics & Automation …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Imagine how your life would change if you could instantly transport yourself anywhere in the
world. Transcending the barriers of distance and travel time would enable many activities …

Immersive commodity telepresence with the avatrina robot avatar

JM Correia Marques, P Naughton, JC Peng… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Immersive robotic avatars have the potential to aid and replace humans in a variety of
applications such as telemedicine and search-and-rescue operations, reducing the need for …

Characterization of a Compliant Mechanism Gripper With Visual Force Feedback Capabilities

VK Mohanty, SJ Ranganathan… - International …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Teleoperating systems enable humans to perform material handling tasks that otherwise are
inaccessible or hazardous to humans. Applications range from micro-to heavy-assembly …

A Method for Generating Tactile Sensations from Textual Descriptions Using Generative AI

M Nakayama, R Kawashima, S Murakami… - SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
The advancement of AI generation technologies has revolutionized various fields such as
text, image, and audio generation. However, the domain of haptic generation remains …