Exploration crew time in space is precious – every hour could yield immense scientific discovery. However, overhead tasks such as logistics, maintenance, and assembly greatly limit crew time available for science and exploration. Robotic remote operations capabilities offer a solution, but operating mobile dexterous robots in human centered environments presents many unknowns and challenges, therefore testing is needed. iMETRO is a NASA JSC robotics test facility for terrestrial robotic technology adaptation for space exploration use cases, including logistics, maintenance, and science utilization. iMETRO focuses on Intra-Vehicular task environments, such as surface habitats, pressurized rover cabins, and space station modules (both Gateway & LEO). Its goal is to advance the Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) of remote space robot operations systems with Earth supervision.


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    Title :

    iMETRO (Integrated Mobile Evaluation Testbed for Robotics Operations) Facility


    Contributors:
    Shaun Azimi (author)

    Conference:

    2023 JSC Innovation Showcase ; 2023 ; Houston, TX, US


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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