"A community called “Robots for Good” has come together to help kids stuck in Great Ormond Street Hospital in London visit the zoo. If the name hasn’t given it away, the project involves robots, but perhaps not in the way you might be thinking.
The group is 3D printing a life-size humanoid robot that strolls, or more accurately rolls, around London Zoo, all under the control of a child back at the hospital. But it’s a bit more immersive than that: The robot is hooked up to an Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset, so children can treat the robot as an avatar and feel like they’re interacting with the animals themselves."
https://www.iflscience.com/technology/robot-will-let-kids-hospital-explore-zoos-through-virtual-reality/
The group is 3D printing a life-size humanoid robot that strolls, or more accurately rolls, around London Zoo, all under the control of a child back at the hospital. But it’s a bit more immersive than that: The robot is hooked up to an Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset, so children can treat the robot as an avatar and feel like they’re interacting with the animals themselves."
https://www.iflscience.com/technology/robot-will-let-kids-hospital-explore-zoos-through-virtual-reality/