A FULLY- OR SEMI-AUTONOMOUS CONTROLLABLE TELEOPERATOR SYSTEM FOR UNSTRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT IS PROPOSED. AUTONOMOUS REMOTE TASK OPERATIONS WITH MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE USING TELEPROGRAMMING PARADIGM IS GUARANTEED FOR OBSERVABLE STABIILTY. A ROBOTIC WORKCELL IS TO BE CONTROLLED DURING REMOTE MANIPULATION IN THE PRESENCE OF COMMUNICATION DELAYS WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL DEGRADATION OF THE OVERALL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. A NEW DELAY-TOLERANT CONTROL STRATEGY FOR MOST TELEROBOTIC APPLICATIONS IS OUTLINED.