The Mission Robotic Vehicle (#MRV) is equipped with a highly dexterous #robotic servicing suite designed to perform complex tasks such as on-orbit upgrades, inspections, anomaly resolution, and #satellite relocation. Scheduled to launch 🚀 in summer 2026 https://www.darpa.mil/news/2026/robotic-servicing-geosynchronous-satellites-technology-launch-2026

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#HELIOS is a four-armed #humanoid #robot designed specifically for #orbital operations and #microgravity 🌌 environments https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/helios-four-armed-humanoid-robot-space-missions

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Once the first Starships 🚀 reach #Mars, the job of setting up camp for human #astronauts will fall to #Optimus. The bipedal #humanoids 🤖 are to install power plants and other infrastructure, as well as scout for resources such as water ice.

Given #Starship’s touted 100-metric-ton payload capacity, Zubrin believes that SpaceX could deliver an army of #rovers 🛞 and rotorcraft 🚁. Experts agree that some form of #robotic automation will be essential https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/aiaa-spacex/

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🇨🇳 #China is sending a #humanoid upper body with four wheels to the #moon 🌙 as part of its #ChangE8 mission, scheduled for 📆 2029. The 100kg #robot will transport, deploy and install instruments and sensors at their designated lunar locations. It is also tasked with collecting samples of the moon’s surface https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352998/meet-chinas-moon-porter-change-8-mission-4-wheeled-robot-2-arms

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#NASA says it is interested in #humanoid #robots because they can help or even replace #astronauts working in extreme space 🌌 environments. #MIT is one of two #university research groups nationwide that will receive a 6-foot, 290-pound humanoid #robot to test and develop for future space missions to #Mars and beyond https://robotics.mit.edu/nasa-gives-mit-humanoid-robot-develop-software-future-space-missions/

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The #robot’s arms 🦾 can each rotate in seven different ways, including at the shoulder, the elbow, and the wrist just like the human arm.

The robot also comes with an advanced suspension that allows it to maintain balance while driving 🛞 over uneven terrain with craters and loose lunar soil https://www.independent.co.uk/space/china-humanoid-robot-moon-base-b2939157.html

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While #Apollo is currently deployed in #MercedesBenz factories for logistics tasks, its design is intended to eventually operate within the specific constraints of #spacecraft and #extraterrestrial environments https://interestingengineering.com/photo-story/apollo-humanoid-robots-factory-work-to-space

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