In may look like the ultimate gaming joystick, but its purpose is very serious. On the International Space Station, astronauts recently finished putting the European Space Agency's (ESA) Haptics-1 joystick through its paces. The purpose of the first force-reflecting joystick in space is to improve how robots and humans interact in weightlessness... Continue Reading ESA tests force-reflecting joystick on International Space Station
Section: Space
Tags: Haptics, International Space Station, Joystick, Robotics, Space Travel
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