An automation control system for wirelessly controlling a machine function of remote machine (121, 131), the automation control system comprising: a base station; and a remote control receiver (111, 113) being arranged spaced apart from the base station; wherein the base station is configured to transmit a control signal for controlling the machine function using a transmission beam (103, 105, 107, 109) that is spatially directed towards the remote control receiver (111, 113) according to a mobile communications technology; and wherein the remote control receiver (111, 113) comprises a communication interface (115, 125) being configured to receive the transmission beam (103, 105, 107, 109), a processor (117, 127) being configured to extract a received version of the control signal from the received transmission beam, and an electrical interface (119, 129) which is connectable with an electrical interface of the machine for controlling the machine function of the machine (121, 131) upon the basis of the received version of the control signal, wherein the base station is further configured to transmit the control signal using a second transmission beam (105, 109) that is spatially directed towards the remote control receiver (111, 113) according to a mobile communications technology; wherein the communication interface is configured to receive the second transmission beam (105, 109); the processor is configured to extract a second received version of the control signal from the received second transmission beam; and wherein the electrical interface is configured to output the first received version of the control signal and the second received version of the control signal for a two-channel machine control. a base station; and a remote control receiver (111, 113) being arranged spaced apart from the base station; wherein the base station is configured to transmit a control signal for controlling the machine function using a transmission beam (103, 105, 107, 109) that is spatially directed towards the remote control receiver (111, 113) according to a mobile communications technology; and wherein the remote control receiver (111, 113) comprises a communication interface (115, 125) being configured to receive the transmission beam (103, 105, 107, 109), a processor (117, 127) being configured to extract a received version of the control signal from the received transmission beam, and an electrical interface (119, 129) which is connectable with an electrical interface of the machine for controlling the machine function of the machine (121, 131) upon the basis of the received version of the control signal, wherein the base station is further configured to transmit the control signal using a second transmission beam (105, 109) that is spatially directed towards the remote control receiver (111, 113) according to a mobile communications technology; wherein the communication interface is configured to receive the second transmission beam (105, 109); the processor is configured to extract a second received version of the control signal from the received second transmission beam; and wherein the electrical interface is configured to output the first received version of the control signal and the second received version of the control signal for a two-channel machine control.