NIST wants to develop a virtual human body and virtual electrodes to study how low frequency human body communications can aid in the future of Internet of Things platforms. The National Institute of ...

A virtual forearm can bend in a blink. It can also take its time, easing toward a target as if it is thinking about the move.

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Some say the next step in human evolution will be the integration of technology with flesh. Now, researchers have used virtual reality to test whether humans can feel embodiment -- the sense that ...

While several startups have experimented with virtual doctor and nurse avatars, at the Center for Body Computing (CBC) at USC, researchers are taking the idea one step further. They're creating ...