Abstract
A foot pedal system includes a hand-held gripper including a camera that receives image data of actions performed by a user, and a foot pedal communicatively coupled to the camera. The foot pedal includes an actuation button. The foot pedal system also includes a controller configured to receive an activation command from the foot pedal in response to the actuation of the actuation button; transmit the activation command to the camera to activate the reception of image data with the camera; receive a deactivation command from the foot pedal in response to the actuation of the actuation button; and transmit the deactivation command to the camera to stop the reception of image data with the camera.