And here's some more informed comment in Ars Technica: "Beyond missing Titanic sub, handheld gamepads are a common military interface"
(They're cheap, soldiers come pre-trained(!) to use them, they're well-optimized for driving a remote platform around a [virtual] world so perfect for drones, missiles, sensors, bomb disposal robots …)
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/missing-titanic-sub-isnt-the-first-to-use-game-controls-for-heavy-machinery/
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2023-06-21 14:51:14
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