  The $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE aimed to create avatar systems that can transport
human presence to remote locations in real time. The participants of this
multi-year competition developed robotic systems that allow operators to see,
hear, and interact with a remote environment in a way that feels as if they are
truly there. On the other hand, people in the remote environment were given the
impression that the operator was present inside the avatar robot. At the
competition finals, held in November 2022 in Long Beach, CA, USA, the avatar
systems were evaluated on their support for remotely interacting with humans,
exploring new environments, and employing specialized skills. This article
describes the competition stages with tasks and evaluation procedures, reports
the results, presents the winning teams' approaches, and discusses lessons
learned.
