EXTREME Zoom conferencing.

https://tachyonpublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2001/06/GravitysAngelsNW.jpg

Gravity's Angels for touchstoning.

Reminds me I should read some more Swanwick. I really enjoyed his Stations of the Tide.

So we have giant fully-articulated humanoid bots, but the best that can be done is green lo-res screens?

Looks like an old tube TV that got its colors all outta whack, or possibly repurposed old-skool radar.