How astronauts use touch to control robots in orbit
In short: This video explores how haptic technology allows astronauts to feel what a robot touches. As Andreas Mogensen prepares for his upcoming ten-day mission to the International Space Station, he visits the ESA laboratory to see how remote robotics will function in space.
The video features astronaut Andreas Mogensen visiting the Telerobotics and Haptics Laboratory at ESA's ESTEC technical centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. He meets with laboratory head Andre Schiele to discuss the robotics activities he will assist with during his upcoming ten-day Iriss mission to the International Space Station this September.
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