This presentation is an overview of the Robonaut project. Robonaut is a humanoid robot designed by the Automation, Robotics, and Simulation Division at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The Robonaut project seeks to develop and demonstrate a robotic system that can function as an EVA astronaut equivalent. Robonaut jumps generations ahead by eliminating the robotic scars (e.g., special robotic grapples and targets) and specialized robotic tools of traditional on-orbit robotics. However, it still keeps the human operator in the control loop through its telepresence control system. Robonaut is being designed for "EVA" tasks, i.e., those that were not specifically designed for robots. Our challenge is to build machines that can help humans work and explore in space. Working side by side with humans, or going where the risks are too great for people, machines like Robonaut will expand our ability for construction and discovery. Central to that effort is a capability we call dexterous manipulation, embodied by an ability to use ones hand to do work, and our challenge is to build machines with dexterity that exceeds that of a suited astronaut.


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    Title :

    Making ROBONAUT an Intelligent Assistant for Humans


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    Publication date :

    2002-02-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


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    No indication


    Language :

    English




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