Tesla operating world's first remote-controlled vehicle.

1898: Tesla Lectures In Buffalo
"High Frequency Oscillators for Electro-therapeutic and Other Purposes" address before a meeting of the Electro-therapeutic Association at the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences in Buffalo, New York.

An illustration of the submersible Tesla boat in water.

December 8th, 1898: Tesla Demos Automaton Boat
Tesla publically demonstrates his "automaton" technology by wirelessly controlling a model boat at the Electrical Exposition held at Madison Square Garden in New York City during the height of the Spanish-American War.

A larger model of Tesla's boat with the deck removed.

An illustration of the submersible version of Tesla's boat.

Photograph of Tesla's boat detailing the prop and rudder.

The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences building in Buffalo, New York.