Controlling Robots on Exoplanets from Orbit

Experts with the European Space Agency (ESA) announce the creation of a new rover, which is meant to act as a testbed for a new remote-control technology. Astronauts in low-Earth orbit (LEO) will control the machine through specialized, exoskeleton-like gloves.As astronauts prepare to conduct... [ read more >> ]

An astronaut operates the new exoskeleton arms that will control the next generation of ESA robotic explorers

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Image credits: ESA / J. v. Haarlem

An astronaut operates the new exoskeleton arms that will control the next generation of ESA robotic explorers