...a robot called Taurus from SRI International has already begun its takeover of one of the most dangerous jobs on Earth: bomb disposal.
But now SRI has taken its already brilliant bot and made it ... brillianter, by outfitting Taurus with virtual reality. Before, Taurus’ operators watched a 3-D monitor to see the world through the robot’s eyes, then manipulated controls that translated their movements into the movement of the robot’s hands and graspers. Now by strapping on a VR headset, the user can use Oculus Touch controllers as manipulators.
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