telepresence
Etymology
From tele- + presence.
telepresence means virtual presence in another physical location by means of telecommunication technology. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “telepresence” is a great word
TELEPRESENCE — [Noun] The sensation or effect of being virtually present in a remote physical location through the use of telecommunication and robotic technology. From the combining form tele- (meaning "distant, operating over a distance") + presence (meaning "the state or fact of being in a place"). First attested in the 1970s. Unlike "videoconferencing," which projects a face onto a screen, or "teleoperation," which merely commands a distant machine, telepresence is the immersive, sensorimotor inhabitation of a remote shell. It is the surgeon's hands feeling the tug of sutures through haptic feedback, the geologist's gaze panning the Martian regolith as if turning one's own head, and the delicate tremor of a submersible's arm plucking a specimen from the abyss—a ghostly colonization of space that renders geography a mere inconvenience.
noun
- Virtual presence in another physical location by means of telecommunication technology.“Telepresence robots that allow doctors or caretakers to interact with patients remotely are already in use in some hospitals and care facilities.”