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Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepad for steering
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2023
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Devils advocate, most off the shelf mass market electronics are actually quite reliable. Having custom made hardware often means poor firmware support, extreme costs, and difficult to debug.
Nothing wrong with using off the shelf electronics, especially since the interior of the submarine is atmospheric pressure.
Plus Logitech gear is, in my experience, pretty well made. My Logitech joystick lasted easily ten years, and I've got a Logitech mouse that's about twelve years old and still works fine.