SFと科学技術におけるテレイグジスタンス型ロボット操縦システムの歴史

-ジャンボーグAとその後の発展-

大山　英明（産総研），前田太郎（東京大学工学部），舘　日章（東京大学工学部）

Tele-existence Robots: Facts and Fiction

Eimei Oyama (AIST), Taro Maeda (School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo), and Susumu Tachi (School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

Abstract:

Tele-existence, or telepresence, is an advanced form of tele-operation, which enables a human operator to remotely perform tasks with dexterity, providing the user with the feeling that he or she is present in the remote location. Although tele-existence/telepresence as an engineering concept was proposed in 1979-1981, a comic titled “Jumborg A” proposed and illustrated a primitive tele-existence robot control system in 1970. As a matter of fact, some fictitious robot control systems in novels, comics, animations, and movies precede real robot control systems. In this paper, we will introduce the history of tele-existence robots, both in terms of current technology and science fiction.

Tele-existence, Teleexistence, Telepresence, Science Fiction, Jumborg A