Research/ ORBITAL ROBOTICS

Robotic Assistants on the International Space Station

Abigail Tabor

Preprint 2017/Jan 1, 2017

Space × Robotics

Technique

HRI & TeleoperationOpenAlex keyword: human-robot collaboration

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OpenAlexSpace Exploration and Technology · Space Satellite Systems and Control · Space exploration and regulation

Publisher OpenAlex

By developing floating assistant robots for the International Space Station, researchers on the ground are freeing astronauts to focus on completing tasks only humans can do.

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