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Spinoff story

NASA ‘Arms’ Astronauts, Industry with Robotic Intelligence

A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.

About this technology

Overview

With help from SBIR funding from Johnson Space Center, PickNik Robotics of Boulder, Colorado, developed and refined its MoveIt Pro robotic automation software and then worked with roboticists in Johnson’s Integrated Mobile Evaluation Testbed for Robotics Operations facility to prove the software’s functionality.