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Robot avatars are attracting attention as a means of remote communication. In this study, a tele-immersion system was developed in which the user’s own body transitions into the body of a robot avatar, enabling communication with a remote person as if they were in the same place. Its use of a VR headset, 360-degree camera, and motion tracking is in contrast to systems where a robot avatar is operated using a PC. A prototype of this system was developed and tested through evaluation experiments. As a result, users of the remote avatar felt as if they were in the same room with and collaborating with the other person, confirming the system’s effectiveness as a tele-immersion system. In addition, users generally felt a sense of body ownership and a sense of agency towards the robot avatar, suggesting the generation of a sensation that their own body is transferred to the robot avatar’s body.
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This research was partially supported by JKA promotion funds from KEIRIN RACE (2022M-272). This work was supported by JST SPRING, Grant Number JPMJSP2123.
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Kida, Y., Li, S., Ueda, Y., Takayanagi, N., Matsuoka, K., Ogi, T. (2023). Evaluation of User’s Psychological Sense in Tele-Immersion Robot Avatar. In: Barolli, L. (eds) Advances in Networked-based Information Systems. NBiS 2023. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 183. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40978-3_35
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