waldo
/ˈwɔːldəʊ
/noun (plural waldos or waldoes)
A remote-controlled device for handling or manipulating objects.Robert Heinlein was responsible for ‘waldoes,’ those automated gloves that scientists use to manipulate dangerous items by remote control.
Origin
1940s: named after Waldo F. Jones, a fictional inventor described by Robert Heinlein in a science fiction story.