What Does Teleoperation Mean?

Teleoperation is the technical term for the operation of a machine, system or robot from a distance. The distance involved could vary from millions of kilometers as in space applications, to centimeters as in microsurgery or in micro-applications. Teleoperations most commonly consists of technology in which a remote robot is controlled by a human operator.

Techopedia Explains Teleoperation

Teleoperations have been used in areas where manual control is not feasible, is too expensive or is hazardous.