We propose a concept called “JIZAI Body” that allows each person to live the way they wish
to live in society. One who acquires a JIZAI Body can (simultaneously) control (or delegate …

Robotic avatars can help disabled people extend their reach in interacting with the world.
Technological advances make it possible for individuals to embody multiple avatars …

Half a century since the concept of a cyborg was introduced, digital cyborgs, enabled by the
spread of wearable robotics, are the focus of much research in recent times. We introduce …

We propose Parallel Ping-Ping, a system that realizes “Parallel Embodiment”, the
experience of a single user controlling multiple bodies simultaneously. The user plays ping …

Virtual Reality (VR) lets us experiment embodiment. Here we investigate dual embodiment
under the prism of dual motor adaptation. We asked participants (N= 21) to perform reaching …

In virtual reality, several manipulation techniques distort users' motions, for example to reach
remote objects or increase precision. These techniques can become problematic when used …

The human brain's plasticity allows for the integration of artificial body parts into the human
body. Leveraging this, embodied systems realize intuitive interactions with the environment …

User studies on human augmentation nowadays frequently involve virtual reality (VR)
technology. This is because VR studies allow augmentations of the human body or senses …

A common way to enable immersion in VR is to render a virtual body that mirrors the user's
physical movements. VR allows us to design interaction schemes that go beyond direct …

Through the use of multiple avatars and robots, the construction of an alter ego whose
senses and movements are synchronized with those of the operator has been explored …