#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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#Robots are exploring #space 🌌 and preparing the way for human missions to the #Moon 🌙 and #Mars 🔴. Whatever #humans do in space in the future, robots will almost certainly be there with them. They will be able to perform risky tasks for their human counterparts, work alongside them as helpers, and perhaps even provide companionship https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/space-place-robots

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How long could a #humanoid #robot 🤖 operate on #Mars 🔴 ?

Rover examples :
#Spirit: 7 years
#Opportunity: 15 years
#Curiosity > 10 years

Often-times a “bare” #robot cannot operate in the intended environment. Extremes of #temperature ❄️🌡️ is just one example. #Robosuits can be augmented to supply either cooling or heating to keep the #robot within OEM temperature specifications https://www.roboticstomorrow.com/article/2018/06/protecting-your-robot-with-robosuit/12076

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🇪🇺 #Europe plans to develop a #robotic lunar lander to secure European access to the moon 🌙. #Argonaut will have a height of 6 meters, a diameter of 4.5 m and a launch mass of nearly 10,000 kg,. It can carry roughly 1,500 kg, such as food 🍽️ and water💧 for future #astronauts, to the lunar surface. The first mission is scheduled for 📆 2030 https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/europe-picks-companies-to-help-build-argonaut-moon-lander

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The #Optimus #humanoid #robot 🤖 is made of #PolyetherEtherKetone, a polymer offering rigidity, toughness, mechanical strength, and excellent resistance to heat, wear, and corrosion https://www.lft-g.com/blog/the-future-of-robotics-8-essential-polymers-powering-humanoid-robots_b174

Polyether ether ketone composite (#PEEK) also possesses good physicochemical properties such as #radiation ☢️ resistance, high/low 🌡️❄️ #temperature resistance, and low vacuum 🌌 #outgassing https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359836824008965

#PEEK in #NASA's outgassing database https://etd.gsfc.nasa.gov/capabilities/outgassing-database

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The first time a commercial #robotic spacecraft captures a government #satellite 🛰️ that is uncrewed and was not originally designed to be serviced 🔧 in space.
#Swift has gradually been losing altitude ⤵️ due to atmospheric drag. On top of that, recent increases in the Sun’s ☀️ activity has caused Earth’s #atmosphere to swell, intensifying drag and speeding up the process https://www.astronomy.com/science/swift-observatory-rescue-mission

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