this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2023
473 points (92.8% liked)
Memes
45546 readers
996 users here now
Rules:
- Be civil and nice.
- Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I'm out of the loop on this. Was the sub actually controlled by a Logitech game controller?
Yes, and apparently things like that are standard.
IIRC the US military buys geniune Xbox controllers, but the only source I have for that is another Lemmy comment so take it with more salt than however much manages to seep into the submarine from the ocean water.
Kind of. Submersibles and subs are definitely not typically controlled by game controllers. Small under water drones and definitely periscopes are controlled by wired Xbox controllers in the US Navy. It was a very bold choice to regulate full control of the craft to a controller
Yes, but it did also have hardwired emergency controls that they could use if the controller failed.
Compare that to Crew Dragon, which flies Astronauts to the ISS with a touchscreen (also with a backup)