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The PILOTE experiment
“Pilote is a technology demonstration during which I used a virtual reality headset combined with a joystick. This experiment from France’s space agency CNES simulates remote robotic operations. The results will help develop the most relevant systems for exploring the Moon or Mars.”
L’expérience PILOTE
« Démonstration technologique avec casque de réalité virtuelle et joystick. L’expérience Pilote, développée par le CNES, l’agence spatiale française, simule des opérations de robotique à distance dans le but de mettre au point les systèmes les plus pertinents possibles pour explorer la Lune ou Mars .»