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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by mustacheemperor on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @04:21PM (#36409940)
Worth noting they use the controller to steer the periscope, not the sub. A component failure there has a significantly smaller risk to human life.
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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by srmarm on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @04:29PM (#36410043)
Oh absolutely and probably with a manual backup too.
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Re:Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepa... by Frost1x on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @06:09PM (#36411386)
Or you know, another $30 controller or two. I know space is limited but it shouldn't be too much to have a little redundancy on controller systems.
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