Debate has started in Japan regarding whether individuals can ... third parties pretending to be someone else by copying their avatar in the virtual environment. The government organized a public ...

Telexistence, one of the early pioneers in the field, already has avatar robot prototypes in place stocking shelves in a number of Japanese convenience stores. The robots are controlled remotely ...

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It is the first such attempt by a local government in Japan. Confessing that he is “basically unable to converse in English,” Kamiji watched his avatar talking fluently in English.