TY - BOOK ID - 137433173 TI - Telepresence--actual and virtual : promises and perils of converging new realities PY - 2023 SN - 1003297757 1003297757 1000774090 9781032279435 PB - Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, DB - UniCat KW - Telepresence. KW - Teleconferencing. KW - Convergence (Telecommunication) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137433173 AB - "This book reviews the history of various types of telepresence. It also reviews the differing technologies for visual, haptic, tactile remote sensing at the remote site and the corresponding means of the display to the human operator. It also describes the various operator of the corresponding telerobotic actuation of robotic hands, arms, and locomotion. The primary audience for this book is professionals interested in human-robot interaction, human factors engineering, virtual reality, applications to space and undersea exploration, telemedicine and telesurgery, firefighting, mechanized agriculture, policing, drone surveillance, warehouse parts fetching, mining, and military operations"-- ER -