Heavy equipment like backhoes and excavators are all joystick controlled like a video game.
It takes just a few minutes for folks who play video games to figure it out and operate them pretty well.
When my daughter was 12, it took her about 5 minutes to be operating an excavator almost like a pro.
Key word is almost. I worked in open-pit mines for around 20 years and have seen really good operators as well as pretty good operators, and some who just never did catch on. Some people learn faster, but really good operators don't get that way in five minutes.
Also, there are still quite a few backhoes and other pieces of equipment out there that are controlled with levers rather than by joystick.