Chapter 20. Telerobotics and Telepresence
The enabling technologies of virtual and augmented reality also hold significant promise in telerobotics, telepresence, and the control of semi-autonomous robots and systems from a distance. In this chapter we will explore three such applications, demonstrating use of these technologies in a high-end professional setting down to recent capabilities made available to the general hobbyist.
Defining Telerobotics and Telepresence
The objective of a telerobotic system is to connect humans and robots to reproduce operator actions at a distance (Ferre, 2007). The field is a branch of general robotics, the roots of which can be found in the need to perform work in hazardous or otherwise unreachable environments. ...
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