For example, the moveable portion 264 of the housing can be provided around buttons on a mouse. [0095] It should also be noted that a controller device similar to device 250, i.e. having buttons and other controls similar as those included for device 250, can also be used to control the slave 14 in the telemanipulator system 10 as shown in FIG. 1. [0096]FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an alternat