Catoms*

Replicate anything and anybody, any size, anywhere
"What the researchers propose to make are moving, physical, three-dimensional replicas of people or objects, so lifelike that human senses would accept them as real. This would eliminate the need for cumbersome virtual reality gear and overcome the viewing angle limitations of modern 3D approaches. The replicas would mimic the shape and appearance of a person or object being imaged in real time, and as the originals moved, so would their replicas. These 3D models would be physical entities, not holograms. You could touch them and interact with them, just as if the originals were in the room with you. When you finished using a replica for one purpose, you could transform it into another useful shape. A human replica could morph into a desk, a chair could become a keyboard, a lamp could be transformed into a ladder. Replicas could be scaled up or down in size, to suit the needs of a particular application. A damaged nerve ending could be rendered at ten times its actual size, making it easier to repair. The Super Bowl could be replicated in miniature, with players two inches tall scrambling across a tabletop 'field'."