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Created: 2022-12-19
Updated: 2023-02-26
NASA first partnered with Apptronik in 2013 during the DARPA Robotics Challenge, where founders were selected to work on NASA’s Valkyrie Robot.
NASA has now selected Apptronik as a commercial partner to launch a new generation of general-purpose robots, starting with Apollo. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Robotic Arm
Space Robotics, Robotic Arm, Hardware
Development
Software, Space Robotics
Early stage
Active Space Servicer
On-Orbit Servicing, Propellant Refilling, Propellant Refuel Station, Space Robotics
R1
Space Robotics, Commercial Rover, Robotic Arm, Hardware
Commercial Rover, Space Robotics, Software, Hardware, Robotic Arm
On-Orbit Servicing, Reusable Satellite, Space Robotics
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization), Space Resources, Resources - Energy, Space Robotics, Robotic Arm
LUNARSABER
Resources - Energy, Space Robotics
Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Space Robotics, On-Orbit Servicing
SpaceDREAM
Robotic Arm, Hardware, In-Space Assembly, On-Orbit Servicing, Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Robotics
Space Construction Equipment, Hardware, Space Robotics, Surface Mobility
Canadaarm3, SKYMAKER
On-Orbit Servicing, Space Robotics, Commercial Rover, Resources - Energy, In-Space Assembly, In-Space Manufacturing
Hardware, Space Robotics, Space Resources
XLINK
Space Robotics, Robotic Arm, Hardware, In-Space Assembly
Demonstrated
In-Space Manufacturing, Space Construction Company, Space Robotics
Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Robotics
EROSS+, ORBITA, TITAN, PRO-ACT
On-Orbit Servicing, Robotic Arm, Hardware, Space Robotics, In-Space Assembly
Early stage, ?
Archinaut, Optimast, STAARK
In-Space Manufacturing, In-Space Assembly, Robotic Arm, Space Robotics, Hardware
Development, Cancelled
Space Robotics, Space Mining
Orbots
Space Robotics, On-Orbit Servicing, Orbital Transportation
Development, Launched
Space Solar Power, Robotic Arm, In-Space Assembly, Space Robotics
Concept
Space Construction Equipment, Hardware, Space Robotics
Walking Manipulator, HOTDOCK
In-Space Assembly, Robotic Arm, Space Robotics, Hardware
In-Space Assembly, Space Construction Company, Space Robotics
Dormant
Autonomous Maneuvering Unit (AMU), Astronaut Assist-AMU
Hardware, Space Robotics, Robotic Arm
Hardware, Space Medicine, Space Robotics
EARTHLING™AMR
Space Robotics, Miscellaneous