Remote-control vehicle
teleoperated vehicle
A remote-control vehicle is defined as any vehicle that is teleoperated by a means that does not restrict its motion with an origin external to the device. This is often a radio-control device, a cable between the controller and the vehicle, or an infrared controller.
Applications
Scientific
Remote-control vehicles have various scientific uses, including operating in hazardous environments, working in the deep ocean, and space exploration.
Space probes
The majority of probes to other planets in the Solar System have been remote-control vehicles, although some of the more recent ones were partially autonomous. The sophistication of these devices has prompted greater debate on the need for crewed spaceflight and exploration. The Voyager I spacecraft is the first craft of any kind to leave the Solar System. The explorers Spirit and Opportunity have provided continuous data about the surface of Mars since January 3, 2004.
Submarines
Jason is the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's deep water explorer and can withstand depths of up to 6,500 feet.
The Scorpio ROV is a British submersible that rescued the crew of the Russian AS-28 on August 7, 2005.
Military and law enforcement
Military usage of remotely-controlled vehicles dates back to the first half of 20th century.
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