Using gaming controllers for anything other than gaming ? (lemm.ee)

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Wondering if anyone has experimented with using controllers (PS/xbox/other) to do anything other than gaming ?

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[-] OuterRem@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

We had a subcontractor drive a wired camera mounted drone through the sewers with it. Some use LIDAR or SONAR instead of just cameras. Game controllers are pretty common for these.

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