# About TRIK Gamepad

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The TRIK Gamepad is a remote control for controlling programmable TRIK educational robots, available as [apps](https://help.trikset.com/en/gamepad/about/app) for Android and iOS and as a [utility](https://help.trikset.com/en/gamepad/about/utility) in TRIK Studio.

To control the robot with the remote control you need to write a [program](https://help.trikset.com/en/gamepad/remote-control) and run it on the robot.

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