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US UAV/Drones use xbox controllers too

• mey 3y ago
  There was video floating around of a machine gun turret being remote controlled using the Valve Steamdeck in Ukraine. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/steam-deck-controls-a-real-ukrainian-army-machine-gun-turret-report https://www.tomshardware.com/news/steam-deck-controls-a-real... Edit: consumer joysticks normally use potentiometers, which aren't great for deadzones/drift. For things like dust incursion reasons along it would make sense for any industrial/military device to be using hall effect based joysticks.
  • Accujack 3y ago
    The more modern ones use hall sensor based sticks. Most new RC transmitter designs have 'em.
  • numpad0 3y ago
    Valve donated few of those for kids. Most likely one of those units, than purposefully chosen.
• MSFT_Edging 3y ago
  Unmanned, if anything a controller failing will save some lives.
• giantg2 3y ago
  Unmanned, and they have logic to autopilot in most cases.