NASA Looks to PlayStation VR to Solve Key Challenge of Space Robot Operation

While NASA has a long history of sending probes and rovers into space, advancements in robotics has made deployment of human-like robots an increasingly attractive prospect. But it turns out that controlling such humanoid robots remotely is challenging. NASA and Sony have been collaborating to explore how VR might be used to train operators to control robots in space.

[sammarshall102]

Wow Nasa learning how to control robots from 100 ft Robot Golf

I'm kidding

[S2Killinit]

Nasa's tiny robots pale in comparison to the mighty 100 foot robots of robot golf.

Its cool stuff though. I think NASA should create a PSVR simulation so we can experience space, and charge for the tickets to VR space. That might help solve NASA's unfortunate lack of government funding.

[FarEastOrient]

Imagine a movie like gravity in VR, space can look so good.

[UserNameIsNotTaken]

Lmao
1+ bub

[deanparadise]

Cool! They're into everything it seems, also using Oculus Rift and Kinect 2.0 for the same research, as well as Hololens for various other projects.

For those interested:

Oculus

http://www.engadget.com/201...

http://www.engadget.com/201...

Hololens:

https://www.nasa.gov/featur...

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/new...

[xer0]

This is cool news indeed :)

[stuna1]

So this confirms that VR also will have functionally outside of gaming as well. Which is good in its overall appeal and giving it a well rounded scope as far as applications.

[ShadowKnight]

It sure does

[AizenSosuke]

VR is stream of revolution throughout all industries!!!!!!!

[mike32UK]

What people need to realise is that the success of VR will not at all solely be the responsibility to the gaming market, its things like this that will make in popular

[zerocarnage]

Nasa are also using the hololens from microsoft along with cortana..

People like to sit on there butts and play games with a controller, mostly. While ar and vr sound and look sweet, the fact microsofts kinect and sonys move, didnt exactly lift of like crazy, which is a concern towards vr and ar. Another concern is price theres going to be a huge percentage unable to afford on release.

I just dont think its going to be as popular in the end or get the success ar and vr deserve due to a few or more barriers being in the way.

Gamers are lazy when it comes to playing active side of it all, the move and kinect show'ed exactly that despite there being some good games for them.

[medman]

I've always wondered why the dopes in the gaming media kept acting like Oculus was the only VR that would be used for other purposes other than gaming....it always seemed very apparent to me that ps vr would be a lower cost alternative for people and companies for other applications of the tech. Maybe now the morons can stop acting like ps vr will be limited to gaming applications only.