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The War of the Robots: How the Ukrainian Front Became a Testing Ground for Ground Drones

Modern ground robotic systems (GRS) originate from experiments over a century ago, when the first simple remote control systems appeared. In 1903, Spanish engineer Leonardo Torres Quevedo created El Telekino, a system that received commands wirelessly (via radio waves) and converted them into mechanical actions.

The War of the Robots: How the Ukrainian Front Became a Testing Ground for Ground Drones

TL;DR

  • Modern ground robotic systems trace their origins back over a century.
  • The first simple remote control systems emerged during this early period.
  • In 1903, Leonardo Torres Quevedo created El Telekino, a wireless command system.
  • El Telekino converted radio wave commands into mechanical actions.