teleoperationn.
/ˌtɛlᵻɒpəˈreɪʃən/, U.S. /ˌtɛləˌɑpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ The operation of mechanical devices and systems by remote control.
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remote control1903
teleoperation1916
1916 83rd Ann. Rep. Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Soc. 107 At one place a most satisfactory and ingenious method of tele-operation is in use for starting and stopping both the load and the water supply to the wheel.
1960 Brown Boveri Rev. Oct. 697/1 This article explains the position occupied by tele-operation within the field of communication.
1985 V. D. Hunt Smart Robots i. 19 Teleoperation is useful when a task has great variability from repetition to repetition, or when the task only needs to be done once.
2010 G. Calhoun & M. Draper in M. Barnes & F. Jentsch Human-Robot Interactions Future Mil. Operations xiii. 229 With teleoperation, compared to manned missions, operators are constrained with respect to the visibility of the environment in which the vehicle operates.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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