Santos, Ford's vitual manufacturing avatar
May 20, 2010
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- Santos is a computerized avatar that performs actions in the virtual world to help Ford to improve quality, safety and ergonomics of its employees on the assembly line. Santos was created for the U.S. Department of Defense as part of the Virtual Soldier Research program at the University of Iowa; the military employs Santos to find ways to ease the physical strain on soldiers. (05/19/2010)