This feels like the opposite to a cheap logitech controller driving a submarine

And somehow, Tom Scott doesn't even know what it is! He just calls it "basically a gaming console" with no further clarifications.

It's a fully functional pc that can run any software you need, with built in controls that are ergonomic and familiar to almost any potential user. It's basically perfect for controlling things. Saw a guy on YouTube using it to control industrial robots or something since you can use the back grips as a dead-mans switch.

"Yoooo bro your ping is fucking dog water. Fix it."

I use mine to shitpost at work and for my DND character sheet.

With the one-way latency being upwards of 20 minutes, I wonder what the software looks like... They've basically got to queue up an hour worth of actions before they'd even see the first response from the rover.

I'm guessing that's in the Tom Scott video, so I'll have to watch that later.

Edit: It looks like they're only using it for manual driving of the test rover on Earth. The autonomous driving is a whole separate system.

Shout out to Mars First Logistics, a very fun game where you build rovers out of Lego-style connecting pieces, then use them to deliver things from point A to point B.

I got really sucked into it and spent like a month straight playing only that game. 5/7 perfect score

"The new mars rover simulator looks awesome"