Teleoperation

Teleoperation (or remote operation) indicates operation of a system or <a href="/facts/Machine/Dq1W2kwI">machine</a> at a distance. It is similar in meaning to the phrase "remote control" but is usually encountered in research, academia and technology. It is most commonly associated with <a href="/facts/Robotics/wkmvodJz">robotics</a> and <a href="/facts/Mobile_robots/klkTEo39">mobile robots</a> but can be applied to a whole range of circumstances in which a device or machine is operated by a person from a distance. 
Teleoperation can be considered a <a href="/facts/Human-machine_system/GDo4lzWl">human-machine system</a>. For example, <a href="/facts/ArduPilot/rh7BDxxq">ArduPilot</a> provides a spectrum of autonomy ranging from manual control to full <a href="/facts/Autopilot/cypCha01">autopilot</a> for <a href="/facts/Autonomous_vehicles/hhmnmpcu">autonomous vehicles</a>. 
The term teleoperation is in use in research and technical communities as a standard term for referring to operation at a distance. This is as opposed to <a href="/facts/Telepresence/f0qVLmfk">telepresence</a> which is a less standard term and might refer to a whole range of existence or interaction that include a remote connotation.

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