Remotely operated vehicle

Remotely operated vehicles are vehicles which are controlled by an operator who is not in the vehicle. These can be operated by radio control, or through a cable or line connecting the vehicle to the operators location.

Types

• Remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV), more commonly called an ROV, is a remotely operated underwater vehicle
• Unmanned surface vehicle (USV), a remotely controlled or autonomous vehicle that operates on the surface of water
• Remote control vehicle (RCV) is a land-based remotely controlled vehicle
• Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly called "drones" are remotely controlled aerial vehicles
• Unmanned spacecraft remotely controlled spacecraft

See also

• Unmanned, a disambiguation page for unmanned vehicles
• Teleoperation