The robot shop worker controlled by a faraway human
Publication Title
BBC NewsPublication/Creation Date
October 5 2020Creators/Contributors
Chris Baraniuk (creator)Telexistence Inc. (contributor)
Yuichiro Hikosaka (contributor)
Carl Benedikt Frey (contributor)
University Of Oxford (contributor)
Media Type
Newspaper ArticlePersuasive Intent
InformationDescription
In a quiet aisle of a small supermarket in Tokyo, a robot dutifully goes about its work. Reaching down, it grabs yet another bottle of a flavoured drink that humans like, lifts it and places it on the shelf of a refrigerated unit. Then the next one. People come and go.
It looks like a well-integrated autonomous mechanical worker, but that is something of an illusion. This robot doesn't have a mind of its own. Several miles away, a human worker is controlling its every movement remotely and watching via a virtual reality (VR) headset that provides a robot's eye view."
HCI Platform
RoboticalDiscursive Type
Responses To InventionsTechnology Keywords
Robotics, Humanoid Robots, Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Teleoperated Robots, Telepresence, Remote Controls, Virtual Reality (VR), Headsets, Avatars, Remote WorkSource
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British Broadcasting Corporation BBCChris Baraniuk
Telexistence Inc.
Yuichiro Hikosaka
Carl Benedikt Frey
University Of Oxford