Corde Lane Operators of robotic systems use telepresence to help control the telerobot when performing difficult tasks. A telerobot is a robotic system controlled by a human operator at a remote control station. An astronaut inside the Shuttle controls this arm in many tasks, such as docking with a satellite, removing payload, etc. At the University of Maryland's Space System Laboratory, water is used to simulate the micro gravity of space.
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Telepresence allows the operator to become immersed in the robot's task. The two cameras transmit pictures, one corresponding to each eye, to the control station. At the control station, the operator then uses an HMD where the left eye monitor shows the left camera's picture and the right eye monitor shows the right camera's picture. The HMD also tracks the operator's head movements, which moves the camera's platform in real time. The robotic arm can then mimic the same orientation in real time.