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Int-Ball

JAXA · 2017–now · also Int-Ball2, JEM Internal Ball Camera

JAXA's free-flying camera robots inside the Kibo module, operated from the ground to reduce crew time spent on filming.

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2 papers naming Int-Ball

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Int-Ball2: On-Orbit Demonstration of Autonomous Intravehicular Flight and Docking for Image Capturing and Recharging

Daichi Hirano, Shinji Mitani, Keisuke Watanabe, Taisei Nishishita +2 moreIEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine 2024 3 citedDec 24, 2024

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Int-Ball

Dec 24, 2024

Reinforcement Learning based 6-DoF Maneuvers for Microgravity Intravehicular Docking: A Simulation Study with Int-Ball2 in ISS-JEM

Aman Arora, Matteo El-Hariry, Miguel Olivares-MendeziSpaRo Workshop 2025Dec 15, 2025

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Int-Ball

Dec 15, 2025