Real-life avatars you can control from afar could be here by 2021

Realistic avatars could soon allow us to remotely see, hear, touch and interact with faraway locations. A new global competition is charging scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators with the task of creating a real-life robotic avatar by 2021. Launched by the XPrize Foundation, a non-profit organization that encourages technological innovation, the competition promises to award $10 million to the first team that can make the technology a reality in just four years. A new XPrize competition enlists teams around the world to create the first real-life robotic avatar by 2021. The winning team is eligible to win a prize worth $10 million.