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RoboMantis Offers to Take Over Dangerous Missions
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
A rugged robot built at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has been adapted by Pasadena, California-based Motiv Space Systems into the five- or six-limbed RoboMantis, which could take over dangerous jobs in disaster zones or hazardous areas. JPL’s version built on decades of robotics experience for Mars rovers and more to give the modular robot accurate vision and enable semi-autonomous navigation. Motiv has upgraded the software and tweaked the design and says the robot can carry out hazardous jobs like cleaning chemical containers or bomb disposal.