Category: Space
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Apptronik signs partnership with NASA for humanoid robots
Apptronik, an Austin, US-based company specializing in the development of versatile, mobile robotic systems, has agreed a partnership with NASA to accelerate commercialization of its new humanoid robot. The robot, called Apollo (main picture), will be one of the first humanoids available to the commercial markets. At Apptronik’s headquarters in Austin, Texas, the first prototype…
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Fugro opens space robotics and AI facility in Australia
Fugro has officially opened the Australian Space Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Control Complex, better known as SpAARC. Located in Perth’s central business district, this new “world-class facility” is a joint initiative by the Australian Space Agency, the Western Australia Government, and Fugro. SpAARC is Fugro’s largest remote operations centre to date and will manage…
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PickNik Robotics wins contract with US Space Force
PickNik Robotics, a provider of robotics software and engineering services, has won a SpaceWERX contract to work on robotics for the US Space Force. In addition, the company recently won a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract for continued work on supervised autonomy for space robotics, as well as a Colorado Advanced…
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ESA marks first steps of new robot in space
While the world eagerly awaits the launch of a spacecraft to the Moon, a robot quietly reaches yet another milestone in space. The newest robotic arm outside the International Space Station woke up, stretched and moved a payload effortlessly from one side to the other of the Nauka science module. The European Robotic Arm (ERA)…
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Stilfold prepares to launch ‘industrial origami’ technology into space
Swedish design and technology startup Stilfold is stepping into space, with an exciting new project that aims to identify applications for its origami-inspired manufacturing technology in outer space. The startup – renowned for pushing the boundaries of design and innovation – is working with Sweden’s International Space Asset Acceleration Company (ISAAC) to discover how Stilfold’s…
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Hyundai and Kia to develops mobile robots for space exploration
South Korean automotive giants Hyundai and Kia have agreed a partnership to develop robotic technology for space exploration. The two companies say they “are now expanding their vision beyond the bounds of Earth and into space” are specifically concentrating on robotics and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Hyundai and Kia recently signed joint research agreements with…
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100,000 Husqvarna robots prepare to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to NASA’s Mars robot
More than 100,000 Husqvarna robots are preparing to sing the traditional “Happy Birthday” song to NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover robot in the weirdest birthday party ever. Husqvarna says its robots will shout at the top of their voices – or whatever it is they use to communicate – from Earth to Mars, which is a distance…
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PickNik Robotics partners with Sierra Space to build robots for deep space missions and space habitats
PickNik Robotics and Sierra Space have agreed a collaboration which will explore the implementation of robotic autonomy and controllability for autonomous maintenance of space habitat environments. PickNik Robotics is a robotics software and engineering services company, while Sierra Space is a commercial space company with 1,100 employees, more than 500 missions and over 30 years…
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Motiv Space Systems wins contract to supply NASA with new type of actuation system
Motiv Space Systems is has won a key contract with NASA that will continue to power the future of space exploration and innovation, with eyes set on NASA’s Artemis program. Motiv was recently awarded a $5 million contract to begin development of the Distributed Extreme Environments Drive System (DEEDS) under the Small Business Innovation Research…
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Amazon boss Bezos’s Blue Origin to buy asteroid mining company Honeybee Robotics
Amazon owner Jeff Bezos’s aerospace company Blue Origin is to acquire a robotic asteroid mining startup called Honeybee Robotics. Honeybee Robotics has operations in Longmont, Colorado and Altadena, California, and will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Origin, headquartered in Kent, Washington. The deal between Honeybee’s parent organization, Ensign-Bickford Industries, and Blue Origin is…