Control interface for robotic humanoid avatar system and related methods

A system for controlling a humanoid robot from a remote location, the system comprising:

• one or more sensing devices to sense spatial positions and movements of a user physically present in the remote location;
• and
• a computing device in communication with the one or more sensing devices, the computing device comprising one or more processors and memory, and including computer-executable instructions stored in the memory that, upon execution by the one or more processors, receive the sensed spatial positions and movements of the user, generate a virtual character based upon the sensed spatial positions and movements of the user, animate the virtual character with motions that correspond to the sensed spatial positions and movements of the user, and provide a plurality of outputs for controlling the humanoid robot based upon the motions of the virtual character,
• wherein the one or more processors of the computing device include a master controller located at the remote location operative to generate the virtual character and to translate the motions of the virtual character into instructions to control motion of the humanoid robot, the master controller in communication with a slave controller located at and in communication with the humanoid robot to transmit the instructions to the slave controller,
• whereby the spatial positions and movements of the user directly correspond to the motion of the humanoid robot.