A multiaxis manipulation control device (10, 100) comprising: - a housing (11, 13) formed of first and second handle members (12, 14), - thumb mechanisms arranged on the upper side of the first and second handle members (12, 14) of the housing (11, 13), each thumb mechanism comprising a thumb securing unit for holding a user's thumb and a thumb linkage connecting said thumb securing unit to the housing (11, 13), and further comprising a sensor unit for detecting movements of the thumb securing unit independently in three directions and providing a sensor signal, and - an electronic circuitry for processing said sensor signals and based on said sensor signals, generating and transmitting manipulation control signals to a processor device; wherein said thumb linkage includes a first coupling mechanism allowing the securing unit to pivot around a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to said first axis, and for at least one tumb mechanism, a second coupling mechanism allowing the thumb securing unit to move along a third axis, which is perpendicular to said first and second axes and aligns with a longitudinal axis of the thumb mechanism, wherein the sensor unit of each of the at least one thumb mechanisms comprises a dual axis position sensing unit arranged in said first coupling mechanism for detecting the rotation of the thumb securing unit around the first and second axes (X, Y), and wherein the sensor unit of at least one thumb mechanisms further comprises a single axis position sensing unit arranged in said second coupling mechanism for detecting the displacement of the thumb securing unit along the third axis. - a housing (11, 13) formed of first and second handle members (12, 14), - thumb mechanisms arranged on the upper side of the first and second handle members (12, 14) of the housing (11, 13), each thumb mechanism comprising a thumb securing unit for holding a user's thumb and a thumb linkage connecting said thumb securing unit to the housing (11, 13), and further comprising a sensor unit for detecting movements of the thumb securing unit independently in three directions and providing a sensor signal, and - an electronic circuitry for processing said sensor signals and based on said sensor signals, generating and transmitting manipulation control signals to a processor device; wherein said thumb linkage includes a first coupling mechanism allowing the securing unit to pivot around a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to said first axis, and for at least one tumb mechanism, a second coupling mechanism allowing the thumb securing unit to move along a third axis, which is perpendicular to said first and second axes and aligns with a longitudinal axis of the thumb mechanism, wherein the sensor unit of each of the at least one thumb mechanisms comprises a dual axis position sensing unit arranged in said first coupling mechanism for detecting the rotation of the thumb securing unit around the first and second axes (X, Y), and wherein the sensor unit of at least one thumb mechanisms further comprises a single axis position sensing unit arranged in said second coupling mechanism for detecting the displacement of the thumb securing unit along the third axis.