Wiimote and iPhone Being Used to Control Military Robots

Packbot was designed for US solders to help disposes of bombs, sniffs out explosives and checks for landmines. Some even have machine guns, however they haven’t been needed in combat yet. iRobot, the creators of Packbot, are now using a Wiimote to intuitively control the robot and plan to utilize the iPhone for its onscreen displays. From New Scientist Tech: Quote: Packbot is capable of some autonomous tasks, but is usually remote-controlled by a “joypad” similar to the controller use
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