Wow, it’s amazing what [Carl] was able to build using an Xbox 360 control PCB as the base for his robot. His forum posts just touches the surface of the build, but he linked to a PDF file whi… ...

Doctors will be able to control the flexible robot by way of a video game-style controller. Once inside a patient, the robot can record images and potentially make physical interventions.

The whole thing is controlled by something that should be familiar to Techland readers — an Xbox controller. Soldiers remotely move the robot around while looking at the video provided by the ...

Is there really a commercial use for a two foot robot that you can control by waving your arms? Yet the code developed for this contest could eventually make its way into other robots that use ROS.

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And it's all powered by an Xbox controller. Microsoft's ergonomics were apparently just right for the process of carrying out tasks remotely.