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Telepresence Via Matter Imaging

Posted by Zonk on from the reach-out-and-touch-someone dept.

Qa32 writes "Computer scientists in the U.S. are developing a system which would allow people to convey a solid 3D recreation of themselves over the Internet. From the article: 'When you watch something created by claymation, it is a real object and it looks like it's moving itself. That's something like the idea we're doing... in our case, the idea is that you have computation in the 'clay', as though the clay can move itself.'"

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  1. Increase in crime by Newrad · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Could this be used from crime sprees? Dress up in all black and then project yourself in a bank and steal the money. Or use your projected self and start beating people up on the streets, it's the perfect crime. If the comes up you just turn the thing back to dust.

  2. Nano Dust ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Professor Goldstein has envisioned that, eventually, the objects will be built with "nano-dust" - tiny objects that can be programmed to bind to each other and move - but currently they are trying to build at a much larger scale, working with objects the size of table-tennis balls.

    If he's going to try and invent "nano dust" (whatever that is) I think we're in for a long wait.

  3. Its a nano-waldo by rufusdufus · · Score: 2, Insightful

    1) Take old idea
    2) Pull some nano-clay out of your ass.
    3) Profit!!

  4. Peep down on some AG .... by hot_Karls_bad_cavern · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...Access Grid.

    Peep in on it; needs work, but works.

    Get down on it for real 'edge work" ....the money wouldn't be laid down if it didnt' work.

    Money talks and AG has plenty from uni's all about.