Teleoperators - A growth industry.Teleoperators (remote operators), equipped with TV systems, manipulators, and highly mobile vehicles, can extend man's manipulative and sensory capabilities into distant or hazadous environments. It is shown how teleoperator technology will lead to autonomous robots, and from them and special purpose teleoperators, to a completely new industrial system. Various applications are described, and it is pointed out that teleoperators do not replace workers.
Document ID
19720059484
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Johnsen, E. G. (AEC-NASA, Space Nuclear Systems Office, Washington D.C., United States)