British startup launches human-like VR-controlled robotic arm – UKTN (UK Tech News)

BEGIN ARTICLE PREVIEW: Teleoperated Robots, in recent years, have come to prominence in various spheres of applications like space, underwater exploration, military, and more.  Worldwide sales of service robotics exceeded $17 billion (approx £13 billion) in 2019, and this rapid and exponentially growing market is forecast to top $55 billion (approx £41 billion) by 2023, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR.org) These robots are used in two scenarios – First, in situations where it is unsafe to place a human and secondly when it is hard to program a robot to autonomously perform complex tasks. Right now, there are lots of firms working on it, and one notable startup is Extend Robotics.  Human-like, VR-controlled robotics arm at low cost Recently, Extend Robotics, UK-based tech company announced the launch of its low-cost, human-like, virtual-reality (VR)-controlled robotics arm. As per the robotic SaaS company, it has use cases in