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"We have customers today where we are fully remotely operating those forklifts from remote locations,"
says Mr Katz, whose firm has equipped a string of new clients with these systems in recent months.
"We'd like to be able to deploy a robot kilometres in front of the soldiers…
to sort of provide that information, the intel we could send back before the soldiers have to enter that ground," explains researcher Maggie Wigness.
Staff training the devices steer them just like they would a small remote-controlled car. "If you know how to use a video game controller, you can pick it up," says Dr Wigness.
But the idea of vehicles driven like this is controversial for some.
There's always the possibility a terrorist, for example, might try to hack
such a system and use a teleoperated car or truck to kill people.
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"We have customers today where we are fully remotely operating those forklifts from remote locations,"
says Mr Katz, whose firm has equipped a string of new clients with these systems in recent months.
"We'd like to be able to deploy a robot kilometres in front of the soldiers…
to sort of provide that information, the intel we could send back before the soldiers have to enter that ground," explains researcher Maggie Wigness.
Staff training the devices steer them just like they would a small remote-controlled car. "If you know how to use a video game controller, you can pick it up," says Dr Wigness.
But the idea of vehicles driven like this is controversial for some.
There's always the possibility a terrorist, for example, might try to hack
such a system and use a teleoperated car or truck to kill people.
The forklift truck drivers who never leave their desks
Remote-controlled vehicles are becoming increasingly common in the workplace.
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