"Locomotion control is easy to abstract to whatever form factor we need. We can practically do it with off-the-shelf military software. Or better yet, high-end competitive gaming interfaces. The custom stuff is way better than any lowest-bidder garbage they stick the Kel with. We'll just need to figure out how to adapt that interface to be something you can interact with. And that you can test out and learn with, well, games while we build the hardware."
Re: literal manipulators - paging Alaric and the Cantata