Engineers have used converged satellite and terrestrial networks to communicate with a nimble four-legged robot designed to explore environments that are too risky for people to access.
This could help workers in many industries – including nuclear power generation – to carry out tasks from afar when conditions are potentially hazardous.
The test is another illustration of how next-generation connectivity is fuelling a digital transformation that is impacting every area of the European economy.
It was completed at ESA’s 5G/6G Hub, which is based at the agency’s European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) in the UK.