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Nasa has integrated a 7-foot-long robotic arm on the Mars 2020 Rover.
In the image shown above, taken about a week ago, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, install the main robotic arm on the Mars 2020 rover.
A smaller arm to handle Mars samples will be installed inside the rover as well. [Read more…] about Nasa installs 7-foot-long robotic arm on Mars 2020 Rover
NASA is planning to send a tiny robotic helicopter to Mars in its ongoing search for alien life on the Red Planet.
The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, (see video below), will travel with the agency’s Mars 2020 rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the Red Planet.
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine apparently dropped subtle hints that aliens could finally be found for the first time. “NASA has a proud history of firsts,” he said. [Read more…] about NASA to send tiny robotic helicopter in search for aliens on Mars
The Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), in partnership with international research organisations including Oman Astronomical Society, conducted a four-week Mars simulation mission in the Arabian desert in Oman.
The study was to simulate a typical day on Mars. Tasks performed in the study included 3D mapping, minerology, evaluation of biological habitats, and preparation of food.
The Husky UGV from Clearpath Robotics, was used for 3D mapping of the Oman terrain and transportation in the simulated mission, with the help of a 260 degree scanner laser. Once the Husky mapped environments, it was able to identify potential hazards, move around and collect data for the astronauts.
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Honeybee to build complicated component for spacecraft
Nasa has contracted Honeybee Robotics to help build a starship that will explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no human has gone before.
Specifically, Honeybee Robotics has begun development of the Side Hatch Gearbox Assembly for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) Spacecraft Crew Module. [Read more…] about Honeybee Robotics to build starship to help Nasa find flatulent aliens on Mars
Rio Tinto area of Spain to play part of Martian landscape in project to test alien technology
Nasa is planning to drill holes in the surface of Mars to look for aliens, and it’s preparing by conducting field tests around the world.
In the latest development, the Rio Tinto region of Spain has been invaded by scientists who say they plan to carry out a series of tests designed to simulate Martian exploration.
The scientists say they will leave within a few days after they’ve conducted their alien technology tests. [Read more…] about Nasa robotic spacecraft to drill holes in Mars to look for aliens
Honeybee robotic spacecraft to fly around space and extract water from anything it lands on
Nasa has decided to pour money into a project by Honeybee Robotics to build robots that fly around space, collecting water from different planets and celestial objects.
Neither Nasa nor Honeybee has made public the exact amount of money to be placed in the pot, but a source close to the story said it was a “sweet deal” and that it would be spread over many years. [Read more…] about Nasa to send robots to Moon, Mars and comets to fetch water
Two robotic spacecraft have blasted off from the spaceport in Kazakhstan on their seven-month journey to Mars.
A scientist close to the project says one of the craft will be “like a big nose in space”, looking to sniff out the locations of aliens by detecting methane, according to a report on IOL.
The joint-mission is the result of collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia’s Roscosmos.
This is the first of two joint ESA-Roscosmos missions. Another similar mission to the “Red Planet” is planned for 2018. [Read more…] about ESA and Russians send robots to sniff out alien methane on Mars
Space Systems Loral (SSL) says it will design and build a robotic Sample Handling Assembly (SHA) for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) through MDA US Systems, a division of MDA, managed by SSL.
The arm will be used on a rover vehicle exploring Mars to process and store samples acquired from the planet’s surface.
“Our space-proven technology positions SSL well to help support JPL’s robotic space exploration activities,” said Nick Zello, director, emerging markets operations.
“As an industry partner we bring cost-effective solutions and a highly responsive and flexible environment to assist NASA in its mission to bring the world new insights and discoveries.” [Read more…] about SSL developing robotic sample handling assembly for NASA Mars 2020 Project
