Advanced Humanoid Robotic Arm Technologies

About this technology

Overview

NASA and General Motors, two organizations at the forefront of robotics, have developed the Robonaut 2 (R2) – a state-of-the-art, dexterous, humanoid robot capable of performing tasks in an automated fashion (or via teleoperation). The technology developed throughout the project represents the cutting edge of autonomous, humanoid robotics. These technologies are available for licensing, both in a modular framework or as an integrated system, to enhance your robotic products. R2’s 5 Degrees of Freedom (DoF) arms, the topic of this flyer, use series elastic actuation to provide improved shock tolerance, accurate and stable force control, and beneficial energy storage capacity. An impedance controller limits the stiffness of the arms, ensuring workspace safety in scenarios where humans and robots are working in the same environment.