What is "telerobotics"

n. The remote control of robotic systems.

n. the area of robotics that is concerned with the control of robots from a distance

Telerobotics is the area of robotics concerned with the control of semi-autonomous robots from a distance, chiefly using Wireless network (like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, the Deep Space Network, and similar) or tethered connections. It is a combination of two major subfields, teleoperation and telepresence.