The $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE was a four-year global competition focused on the development of a robotic Avatar System that will transport a human’s senses, actions, nd presence to a remote location in real-time, leading to a more connected world.
The live Finals testing event took place November 4-5, 2022, in Long Beach, California. Finalist teams from around the world pushed the limits of immersive telepresence technology, a combination of robotics, VR, haptics, and more to complete a series of complex tasks across a space-themed test course. The free event was open to the public and included a live-hosted broadcast giving spectators a blow-by-blow play of all the action. It also included an exhibition hall where they could see the team technology up close and visit other companies showcasing their robotic developments.
Teams were assessed on advanced mobility, haptics, manipulation, and interaction tasks across three different domains: Connectivity (human-to-human connection), Exploration (the new era of travel), and Skills Transfer (expertise with no boundaries).
ANA is Japan’s largest airline, and winner of multiple airline industry customer satisfaction awards. “Offering dreams and experiences to people around the world” is one of ANA’s most powerful corporate mission statements. As ANA expands its global reach, literally connecting billions more people around the world, the employees and management of ANA are excited to pursue innovation and exploration that provides humanity a wider view of the world.
Ai Life Inc is a hi-tech entertainment robotics company specializing in creating autonomous bio-inspired humanoids and artificial intelligence entities such as virtual humans.
Blue Origin was founded with a vision of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. Blue Origin envisions a time when people can tap into the limitless resources of space and enable the movement of damaging industries into space to preserve Earth, humanity’s blue origin. Blue Origin is working today to create that future by developing reusable launch vehicles and in-space systems that are safe, low cost, and serve the needs of all civil, commercial, and defense customers. Blue Origin’s efforts include flying astronauts to space on New Shepard, producing reusable liquid rocket engines, developing an orbital launch vehicle with New Glenn, building next-generation space habitats, and returning to the surface of the Moon. These endeavors will add new chapters to the history of spaceflight and move all of humanity closer to that founding vision.
The Human Performance and Robotics Laboratory (HPRL) is directed by Dr. Emel Demircan and is part of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at California State University, Long Beach. The group is involved in research pertaining to many aspects of human biomechanics and robotics, including dynamics, control and simulation of musculoskeletal systems, rehabilitation robotics and assistive technologies, human-robot interaction, human motor control, human motion synthesis,virtual environments and dynamic simulation.
Cyberselves make robots work. Our low-latency, cloud-based software will let you program any robot, with any programming language, through any platform, anywhere in the world. Our software is the key missing piece that will realise the true potential of robotics for manufacturers and developers as well as everyday users.
FIRST is a global robotics community preparing young people for the future. The mission of FIRST® is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
Halodi Robotics is bringing safe humanoid robots into the human world. Our robots are safe and capable to work among humans, and we train them to become human’s assistant with the goal of increasing people's quality of life.
HoboLoco has created a new type of computer peripheral operated with both feet. HoboLoco controllers are unlike any other foot devices that enable control movement from a first-person perspective.
i-Botics is an independent innovation hub proudly initiated by TNO and University of Twente. It aims to develop knowledge and technology for value adding Robotic solutions. I-Botics organizes cooperation with Industry partners in the full value chain and Governmental organizations. If you are looking for technology developments that will boost your business, feel free to contact i-Botics.
IHMC Robotics is part of a not-for-profit research institute in the state of Florida which aims to extend and augment human capabilities through robotic devices, such as exoskeletons, robot teammates, and humanoid avatar robots. Boardwalk Robotics is developing next generation humanoid robots to go where people go and do what people do.
Inbiodroid is a technology-based startup specialized in the development of anthropomorphic robotic telepresence systems. We have a multidisciplinary team of specialists passionate about their work, which has allowed us to overcome great challenges and establish new paradigms of technological development, applying the most advanced exponential technologies. We developed the Prometheus 1.0 Telepresence System with which we qualified for the ANA Avatar XPRIZE final, and we are currently competing in the final with the Prometheus 2.0 Telepresence System.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory holds a unique place in the universe. We are a leader in robotic space exploration, sending rovers to Mars, probes into the farthest reaches of the solar system, and satellites to advance understanding of our home planet. Managed by Caltech, JPL is NASA’s only federally-funded research and development center.
We develop advanced bionic limbs for humans and robots. Our bionic Ability Hand is the fastest bionic hand on the market, the first with touch feedback, robust to impacts, covered by Medicare in the US, and has an API to enable realtime position, velocity, and torque control of the hand as well as stream all 30 touch sensors and encoder values over BLE, UART, and RS485.
ROBOTIS is a global robot solutions provider and a leading manufacturer of robotic hardware. We are the exclusive producer of the DYNAMIXEL brand of all-in-one "smart" servos, as well as recently released DYNAMIXEL DRIVE (DYD) cycloid reducer. We also specialize in the manufacturing of robotic hardware, including open-source robotic systems for use in all fields of studies & industries. Our other new focus involves our autonomous Indoor & Outdoor Delivery Robots.
Voted as the Best Children's Program and Service of West Los Angeles in 2021, Rolling Robots is a forward-thinking year-round educational service that provides ROBOTICS, CODING, INVENTION and STEM learning for students in the homeschool, after-school, and summer/winter/spring camps. We inspire kids on the path to tech genius.
SenseGlove originates from the graduation project of its two founders, Johannes Luijten and Gijs den Butter, at the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. From electrical engineers, haptics researchers and computer vision experts to XR developers, UX designers and product innovators, SenseGlove is a team of sci-fi enthusiasts with skills and passion to enrich human capabilities and bring sense to the Metaverse.
DLR: The Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics develops a wide array of robots to enable humans to interact more safely and efficiently with their environments. The robots are designed to act in surroundings inaccessible or dangerous to humans as well as to support humans in everyday life and work.
ESA: The ESA Human Robot Interaction Laboratory (before 2017 known as the Telerobotics & Haptics Lab) is an engineering research laboratory that supports research, development and validation of human-robot interaction means, in particular in the aspects of telerobotics, mechatronics and haptics. The Laboratory is in particular targeted at supporting novel spaceflight projects by pre-development and demonstration of critical technologies.
The biggest barrier to mass robot adoption is their inability to feel the world around them. Touchlab is changing this by manufacturing an e-skin system, thinner than human skin, which can be wrapped around hard or soft robots to sense pressure, location, and direction in real-time.
The Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory at UCLA is a facility for graduate and undergraduate robotics research and education with an emphasis on studying humanoid robots and novel mobile robot locomotion strategies. Our research interests are in the area of Robot Locomotion & Manipulation, Soft Actuators, Platform Design, Kinematics and Mechanisms, and Autonomous Systems.
UmetriX is an innovative VR-based technology that allows specialists from different fields to collect and analyze user’s response to VR content. We capture key metrics with our VR biosensors and easy-to-use software.
The Haptics Robotics and Virtual Interaction (HaRVI) Laboratory at the University of Southern California explores how humans interact with our world, robots, and technology through touch. We design novel haptic hardware and rendering algorithms to improve the usability of technology, increasing people’s social connectedness, ability to complete specific tasks, and immersiveness in virtual reality.
vRotors enables your inner adventurer self to explore anywhere in the world through telerobotics. Put on your VR headset and teleport to distant, real locations by inhabiting a remote robot to see, hear, feel, and interact as if you are really there. Experience the next evolution of human exploration at vRotors.com today!
WEART is a robotics and haptics technology startup that creates wearable haptic devices for digital content, augmented reality, and virtual reality. WEART's goal is to provide augmented and virtual reality prominent haptic solutions that make the metaverse more realistic and humanistic.
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