New excavator interface lets rookies match veteran operators on day one

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The World-Space Interface, gripped like the excavator's own bucket instead of a joystick

Watching skilled excavator operators work is almost hypnotic. They make it look so easy that the machine seems to move like an extension of the operator's own arm. That intuition usually takes years to build, but a new controller from MIT engineers compresses that learning curve to a single session.

Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: Robotics, MIT, Interface, Robotic construction, Construction