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 Future of Robotics: 8 Essential Polymers Powering Humanoid Robots (Ⅰ)

The Future of Robotics: 8 Essential Polymers Powering Humanoid Robots (Ⅰ)

Xiamen LFT composite plastic Co.,ltd.

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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SpaceX - A Closer Look at SpaceX’s Mars Plan

Aerospace America