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Analysis and Perspectives on the ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition

International Journal of Social Robotics 17 (3) : 473-504
DOI
10.1007/s12369-023-01095-w
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Abstract

This paper reports the analysis and perspectives of participants and organizers of the $10 million ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition, which challenged teams to develop immersive telepresence avatar systems for remote physical and social interaction, reflecting on the technical approaches, evaluation methods, and lessons learned across the competition’s finalist teams.