Telepresence: actual and virtual : promises and perils of converging new realities This book reviews the history of various types of telepresence. It also reviews the differing technologies for visual haptic tactile remote sensing at the remote site and the corresponding means of the display to the human operator. It also describes the various operator of the corresponding telerobotic actuation of robotic hands arms and locomotion. The primary audience for this book is professionals interested in human robot interaction human factors engineering virtual reality applications to space and undersea exploration telemedicine and telesurgery firefighting mechanized agriculture policing drone surveillance warehouse parts fetching mining and military operations