Tuesday, April 6, 2021

XPRIZE Selects Semifinalists For $10M ANA Avatar Competition

Los Angeles-based XPRIZE, which organizes and runs competitions which spur teams to compete to solve major challenges to humanity, says it has selected 38 teams for the $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition. The group said those teams came from 16 countries. The Avatar XPRIZE is aimed at spurring the development of an "avatar system" which will allow humans to explore remote locations in real time. XPRIZE says those avatars could possibly help provide critical care and deploy immediate responses in emergency situations, or offer opportunities for exploration and new ways of collaboration. The prize is being sponsored by Japan's largest airline, All Nippon Airways (ANA).

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