Overview


Welcome to the NASA and Space Robots Archive. Although the information below might be just to little to classify as an "archive", but we believe that these robotic feats might be significant to the study and use of robots in space. We have collected the various robots from NASA and equivalent sites, with some explanation accompanying the pictures.


Surface Stereo Imager

Creates Panoramas that characterize the general  environment of the landing site. Featured in the Mars Lunar Lander Project. A part of the MVCS (Mars Volatile and Climates Surveyor)

Robotic Arm and Camera

Composed of two parts: Robotic arm and camera. Robotic Arm digs trenches and collects sample sample meterial for analysis. The camera obtains close-up images of surfaces, walls and trenches.

 

Quadrupled Wall-climbing Robot (NINJA II)

Inspects and performs all operations on the exterior walls of high rise buildings on high speed thoroughfares. Has four prismatic joint actuators in parallel mechanism to achieve it's climbing feat.

ATRV (tm) Mobile Robot

Has low centre of gravity for rough work in rough terrain. Has prospect for use in Mars Expeditions.

 ATRV(tm) Micro robot

Small robot designed to work just like the above but is more flexible and is able to do jobs where bigger equipment is not able to.

Next Generation Mars Rover

Used in the Mars Astronomy Project. For more information, see http://www.frc.ricmu.edu/projects/mars

Advanced Life Support Automated Robotic Manipulator(ALSARM)

This robot has 3 degrees of freedom. Provides automated and manual data acquisition in a closed bioregenerative life growth support chamber.

Planetary Rover Robot

Programmed to navigate around outdoor environments. For more information, see http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/matt/pebbles.html

Mars Volatile & Climates Surveyor

Payload that includes Stereo Surface Imager, Robotic Arm with camera (see above) and other environmental gauges and sensors.

Serpentine Robot

Telerobotics inspection system to perform remote inspection in realistic space-like environments. It's has applications in Space Stations. For more info please visit  http://robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/tasks/rsi/accomplishments/snake/snake.html

Planetary Aerobot

These robots are mount on balloons to float up to several months in atmospheres of planets. Equipped to conduct sophisticated observational program from their unique  vantage points. http://robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/tasks/aerobot/Background/intro.html

Autonomous Helicopter Project

Develop vision-guided tobot helicopter which can automously carry out the following goal mission in any weather conditions using only on-board intelligence and computer power.

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