Robot arm for corporate development in Tokyo To operate at Space Station September 10 7:04
In order to streamline the work performed by astronauts on the International Space Station, an experiment to confirm the operation of the robot arm developed by a venture company in Tokyo in the Space Station will be performed from next spring as early as possible. became.
The experiment to be carried out at the International Space Station is a robot arm of about 1 meter in length developed by the Tokyo venture company "GITAI", which automatically moves according to the program and can be operated remotely from the ground. I can do it.
The company that developed it will launch this robot arm to the International Space Station as early as next spring and install it inside, and confirm the operation of pushing the switch attached to the simulated panel with the tip of the arm or changing the cable. I announced that it has become.
We also plan to conduct an experiment to assemble a solar panel by performing multiple operations continuously in zero gravity.
At the International Space Station, astronauts stay and perform various tasks, but application of robot technology is required to efficiently reduce costs, and according to this company, it will replace astronauts This is the first time for a private company to experiment with a robot arm.
“GITAI” Sho Nakanose said, “We would like to develop robots with high performance that require a lot of dangerous and costly work in space.”