Computer scientists at Princeton are working to bring virtual reality into the physical world, with the potential to enhance a variety of experiences, including remote collaboration, education, entertainment and gaming. Someday virtual and augmented reality technology will likely be commonplace, said Parastoo Abtahi, assistant professor of computer science. It will be important that users of this technology are able to seamlessly interact with the physical world. Abtahi and postdoctoral research associate Mohamed Kari are working to make this possible by pairing virtual reality technology with a physical robot that the user can control. Their research will be presented next month at the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology in Busan, Korea.

Full research : Virtual reality merges with robotics to create seamless physical interactions.