Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating a robot (Telesar V) that can make the user feel like they have become the robot itself. It allows the user to see, hear, and feel what the robot encounters. Through the cameras as the eyes, the user can see; through array of information that is interpreted into sensations, the user can feel; and through the microphones that transmits what the robot hears, the user can hear. This robot engages the user to feel similar to what the user of "Avatar" had encountered during the famous movie.
The robot (or android) follows the movement of the user. And through using operator headguar, vest and gloves, the user gets a real life experience. Even though the robot doesn't react smoothly and quickly to the user's actions, it is still fascinating to see android that allows users to feel.
It won't be far when we'll see sci-fi movies coming into reality such as "Real Steel" and "Avatar"
There has even been rumours that says that they figured out how to understand what we are dreaming by tracking our brain signals, which is one step closer to controlling and monitoring our dream ("Inception")
