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telepresence

British  
/ ˈtɛlɪˌprɛzəns /

noun

  1. the use of virtual reality technology to operate machinery by remote control or to create the effect of being at a different or imaginary location

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For teammates, the VRoxy robot automatically mimics the user's body position and other vital nonverbal cues that are otherwise lost with telepresence robots and on Zoom.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023

According to reporting in Forbes, employees returning to Twitter HQ last week discovered “modest bedrooms featuring unmade mattresses, drab curtains and giant conference-room telepresence monitors… one room even has a plant.”

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2022

It was sort of useful as a type of telepresence robot to keep tabs on my kids, who get home from school several hours before I finish work in my home office.

From The Verge • May 26, 2022

Since her pilot study in Texas, she has gathered perspectives from 91 children with illnesses across the United States who have used telepresence robots, along with their families, classmates, teachers, and school administrators.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 9, 2022

Without telepresence robots, my recruiting would be limited to fans like Kim, who lived in the area.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Doctorow, Cory