Deft handling is required in order to guide the robot arm to collect delicate samples

Deft handling is required in order to guide the robot arm to collect delicate samples -- a task made more difficult because the operator's real fingers are hundreds of meters above, and his only view of the work is through a video screen. Image courtesy of Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.

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