METERON-Experiment
METERON-Experiment
In this image, the European Space Agency (ESA) Analog-1 ‘Interact’ rover is being remotely controlled from the International Space Station (ISS), which is orbiting Earth at a speed of approximately 28,800 kilometres per hour. DLR has developed a new type of control technology that allows astronauts to sense the forces being exerted by the rover with an average time delay of 800 milliseconds. This force feedback is designed to ensure the safety of the interactions between the robot and its environment. The robot is being controlled by ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano.
