GITAI: Developed robot arm: ISS to improve work efficiency
GITAI:
GITAI is a venture company in Tokyo.
The developed robot arm will be installed inside the space station.
The confirmation experiment will be conducted from next spring at the earliest.
Robot arm:
A robot arm with a length of about 1 meter developed by “GITAI”.
In addition to moving automatically according to the program
It can also be operated remotely from the ground.
Also,
Press the panel switch with the tip of the arm,
Check the operation of changing the cable,
Performing multiple movements in succession in zero gravity,
We are also planning to conduct an experiment to assemble a solar panel.
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GITAI and Nanoracks announce technical demonstration of a GITAI robot
inside the Bishop Airlock
Ground experiment video of the GITAI robot technical demonstration for versatile
tasks inside the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock (recorded in the ISS mock up facility@GITAI Tokyo office)
In 2021, space robotics start-up GITAI, in collaboration with Nanoracks,
will conduct a technical demonstration of a GITAI robot executing versatile tasks inside the Nanoracks’ Bishop airlock module installed on Node 3 of the International Space Station (ISS).
In this technical demonstration, GITAI’s space robot “S1” will be installed inside Bishop’s pressurized volume to conduct two experiments:
IVA (Intra-Vehicular Activity) tasks such as switch and cable operations, and
assembly of structures and panels
to demonstrate its capability for ISA (In-Space Assembly).
All operations conducted by the S1 GITAI robotic arm will be autonomous, followed by some teleoperations from Nanoracks’ in-house mission control.
GITAI
is managing the technical development of the S1 space robotic arm.
Nanoracks
is providing the launch opportunity, managing on-orbit operations, and data downlink.
Nanoracks is providing this launch opportunity to the ISS via their Space Act Agreement with NASA.
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