Remote-control robots could help humanity explore the moon and Mars

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Teleoperated rovers could soon be working on the moon, with human controllers on Earth manipulating the rovers' tools virtually.

Remote-control robots could help humanity explore the moon and Mars : Read more

 

[apr72703]

Is this a 2024 headline? This is literally how we've been doing work on Mars since the 1990s. Gee... "remote control robots" being controlled by "operators on Earth"... what will they think of next?

 

[fj.torres]

Is this a 2024 headline? This is literally how we've been doing work on Mars since the 1990s. Gee... "remote control robots" being controlled by "operators on Earth"... what will they think of next?

Look at the source: UK academics working for ESA.
The haven't had much chance or *funding* to develop a native solution before this.
The next successful European landing anywhere will be their first: No money, no tech.
(They did find the money for a GPS system nobody needed, though. Go figure.)