Is it possible to use one Xbox Controller to control several cooperative robots, one at a time?

[ConchasCode]

If I interpreted correctly the Xbox Controller documentation, this shouldn't be possible…
Although it doesn’t hurt to ask!

Let’s imagine the scenario where I have several robots, let’s say several autonomous cars running simultaneously.
I’d like to connect with different cars or switch between cars (one at a time) by pressing a different button in the remote (e.g. X, Y, A, B), to manually overtake a car and control it with the remote.

If it would be possible to connect to several hubs simultaneously (one to many, sort of a broadcast), I’d be able to implement the control logic layer programmatically so that I can choose a car and release the others, to control that specific one only.
Is it possible to do something like this in Python code, i.e. can a Xbox controller be connected to several hubs, or switch between hubs on the fly?

PS: My use case is for the Technic hub.

[ConchasCode]

I inittiated this discussion with my wrong account!... 😒
This one should be for professional usage rather then ludic use.

[laurensvalk]

Hey, Pybricks is very professional 😄

[laurensvalk]

If it would be possible to connect to several hubs simultaneously (one to many, sort of a broadcast), I’d be able to implement the control logic layer programmatically so that I can choose a car and release the others, to control that specific one only.
Is it possible to do something like this

Yes! That's essentially what is happening here.

The controller connects to one hub, which broadcasts to any number of others.

I’d like to connect with different cars or switch between cars (one at a time) by pressing a different button in the remote (e.g. X, Y, A, B), to manually overtake a car and control it with the remote.

That works too. We use that technique here so we can control two hubs with just a few buttons.

[ConchasCode]

Thank you Laurens!

The most simple is always more beatifull.
Didn't think about connecting the remote to a single hub, and broadcasting relevant values from this to the other hubs... 😜