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by georgeecollins 266 days ago
older than that!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_tracked_mine

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Apparently even earlier than that:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_ground_vehicle#Histor...

That's 1915, if we're going for remote control bombs.

EDIT:

Even earlier still - apparently, a radio-controlled torpedo was patented in 1897!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_control#History