Multifaceted robots will rule the skies, or at least ensure that the satellites operate efficiently
By Amber Tessa. Photo: Thomas Slager
Meet the Lemur LEMUR IIa, a robot designed to independently inspect equipment in orbit around the Earth, such as the Orion crew vehicle planned to replace and maintain the shuttle. The Halmor IIa, seen in the image on the space telescope model, was designed to be used in Hal as the Swiss army knife. Each of the robot's boots has four degrees of range of motion and a quick-connect joint, which allows astronauts to attach different tools to it as needed.
Two stereoscopic cameras mounted on a circular rail allow the robot to see 360 degrees around it.
Robots like the Lemur IIb, a close relative of the rock-climbing Lemur LBA, and their cousin the tall weightlifter and journeyman Athlete, are part of a series of robots that will help NASA revisit the Moon and explore Mars.
Vehicles based on the athlete robot will be able to carry equipment on the moon. The offspring of a Lemur IIa robot, will be able to climb the Martian cliffs in Ruby collecting soil samples.
More on the subject on the science website
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I remember one r2d2
To Michael
The article was moved from the old site without the comments. I don't want to open Pandora's box. My father probably remembers the conduct then regarding the article, if you want you can ask him.
In relation to the article, I really think that there is value in having a robot or even a few nano-robots attached in advance to every mission in space that could help in dealing with the problems of peeping in the mission.
Good Day
Sabdarmish Yehuda
The link is broken "refers to the "values mod") and there are errors: "to be used as a Swiss army knife", "a close relative of the LBA rock-climbing hemlock,"
Thanks
Yehuda:
I saw the article.
I didn't see the objection.
ugly little
Why does this remind me of an article I wrote - "Rakaz - a tiny cosmological robot" an article I wrote on this subject years ago here in the science and even raised objections.
In the end it is something that must be connected to every spacecraft and be able to perform repairs on it.
Good night
Sabdarmish Yehuda