0 (of a machine or vehicle) controlled or operated from a distance, using electrical or radio signals:
A remote-controlled bomb destroyed an armored personnel carrier.
The company is known for its mini remote-controlled helicopters.
In this transatlantic operation it is claimed that for the first time surgeons have completed a long-distance remote-controlled operation themselves.
This and the advancement to fully-autonomous or remote-controlled machines are linked to automated steering functions under field conditions.
The microelectrode was advanced either by hand or using a remote-controlled stepping motor that drove a specially adapted commutator.
Such a minute remote-controlled robot, which is hardly bigger than a piece of household dust could well form the basis of such systems.
A distinction is made between remote-controlled robots (telerobots) and simpler devices for remote operation, though it may be difficult to say just where the line should be drawn.
