DLRAvatar control tested between ISS and Earth
For the DLR's 'Surface Avatar' experiment, Swedish ESA astronaut Marcus Wandt controlled various robotic systems on Earth from the ISS. The experiment is intended to show how time delays affect the remote control of robots.
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The telerobotics experiment series 'Surface Avatar' serves in particular to further develop collaborative robots to support astronauts. The project is led by the DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, in cooperation with the European Space Agency ESA and the German Space Operations Center.