[IHLayman]

… why have the operator sit in the cab? If truly teleoperated, then wouldn’t it be safer for the operator to be in a room far enough from the robot so that if there is some accident that crushes the cab or sends electricity through it, there is no damage to the operator?

[TheSpiceIsLife]

Because then you have to transport an additional cab / office with climate control and crush protection to site too.

And provide guaranteed comms between the two.