Can you control your robot from a virtual world? Now you can.

07 Nov 2018 POSTED BY Jennifer Joseph

The media and entertainment aren't the only applications demonstrated by Virtual Reality (VR) technology. It can also be used for controlling real-world devices; primarily, robots. Already there has been plenty of demonstrations of VR technology being used . Now let us take a look at this robotic arm that is being controlled by this VR technology.

It is a concept, where they controlled a 3D-printed, small, robotic arm through VR. The arm would have a virtual image, or 'proxy,' of it displayed through a VIVE headset, which the viewer could 'grab' and 'move' around. Any movement made with the proxy would be mimicked by the real arm in real-time, allowing the person to 'directly' manipulate it. They could even teach it precise movements without requiring any form of coding. Isn't this super cool? Do you want to learn it? just few more months to go folks! The VR course is coming soon just for you.

Other applications for this interfacing could be education, medical use, communication via telepresence and more. The only limit to the possibilities is your imagination.

Source: Huffpost