Saturday 12 September 2015

Slam dunk for Andreas in space controlling rover on ground

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Slam dunk for Andreas in space controlling rover on ground
Paris (ESA) Sep 09, 2015 - Putting a round peg in a round hole is not hard for someone standing next to it. But yesterday ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen did this while orbiting 400 km up aboard the International Space Station, remotely operating a rover and its robotic arm on the ground. Andreas used a force-feedback control system developed at ESA, letting him feel for himself whenever the rover's flexible arm met ... more


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