rover testing

Rover testing coverage on WindowsForum.com looks at how ordinary PC and handheld hardware gets used in real engineering test rigs. The clearest example is Airbus engineers in the UK driving an ExoMars rover prototype around a Mars-like yard with a Valve Steam Deck running custom software, using its sticks, buttons and triggers for real-time control. The important detail is scope: the handheld is a convenient ground-test controller, not something steering anything on Mars, since ESA designed the rover to pick its own routes. That boundary is what makes the story useful for anyone building control setups from commodity PC hardware.