SpiderFab
A NASA-funded program called SpiderFab is developing a revolutionary system which aims to use spider-like droids to build large objects in orbit or beyond. The technology may help humanity to build a new home in space.
The futuristic plan has been drawn up by scientists from Tethers Unlimited (TUI), a US private aerospace company, which makes research and development of new products and technologies for space, sea and air. The project is funded by NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
Image and more info:
http://www.nasa.gov/spacetech/niac/2013phaseII_hoyt.html
Article:
http://rt.com/news/247329-space-spider-robots-nasa/
#nasa #spiderfab #space
A bit like a Transformer...
ReplyDeleteWhat I would like to see one day is a space based robo-factory. Launch the parts in a box/capsule, them unpack and make it in space (or on the moon). Flat-pack satellites, rovers, telescopes etc. Perhaps out of reach with current technology, but could happen one day
Neat idea ;)
ReplyDeletehave you seen the drone swarms on TED talks? http://www.ted.com/talks/vijay_kumar_robots_that_fly_and_cooperate?language=en#
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip Scott Hales
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Corina.. I love your posts! Somebody posted something about "crowd - control drones", on Facebook, today, but I didn't get a chance to read it yet. .
ReplyDeletehttp://theantimedia.org/new-crowd-control-drones-will-shoot-protesters-with-pepper-spray/
ReplyDeleteAn orbiting space station linked up to a passive system of solar sails that shuttle back and forth from the Moon, Enceladus, Titan etc. Carrying armies of spider bots that weave their web; autonomously building other space stations, solar networks etc...
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