TO GO WITH STORY "JAPAN-TECHNOLOGY-ROBOT" BY MIWA SUZUKI A master-slave robot "Telesar V", developed by Keio University's Graduate School of Media Design professor Susumu Tachi (unseen in this picture) transfers marbles from a cup to another cup for a demonstration at Tachi's laboratory in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on February 8, 2012. The robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" one step closer to reality. Users of the Telesar V don special gear that allows them not only to direct the actions of a remote machine, but also to see, hear and feel the same things as their doppelganger android. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images)
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