We define robots from the work a facility actually needs done. Our three near-term mission classes come from inspection, servicing and assembly needs on orbital computing infrastructure; all three are at concept-study and simulation stage.
Concept renderEquipment is packed in tight, people cannot get in, and sight lines are blocked everywhere. The robot has to read status, find the work site and operate in a cramped space. Where it mounts and what it can see have to be defined with the platform owner.
Bays are densely packed and people have little or no access; the robot must find work sites despite occlusion and confirm status from several viewpoints.
Current stageConcept study · mission-flow simulation
Concept renderThe platform is still good; one module has aged. The robot walks over on cooperative interfaces, anchors, and swaps it out. Work sites and interfaces have to be designed with the mission owner so the facility is serviceable from day one.
Platforms outlive their payloads. Keeping the platform and replacing modules preserves the value of the whole asset.
Current stageConcept study · mission-flow simulation
See the surface-servicing mission
Concept renderThe structure is too big for one launch, so it is put together in orbit. Several arms carry, align and join it together, without fighting each other.
Large structures exceed a single launch envelope and must be assembled in orbit; when several arms hold one part, internal loads in the closed chain must be kept in check.
Current stageConcept study · multi-arm simulation
Joint missions and space experiments
Open to partnersWe start from the science question: why it has to happen in space, what the robot does, how samples and instruments work together, and how the process is recorded and the result checked.
Resources and flight opportunities are determined through joint study; we have no in-orbit experiment slots to offer today.
Discuss a joint experimentShared ground test capability
Design conceptManipulation, assembly and system integration need ground conditions close to the mission: offloading and support, mock-up work sites and interfaces, and process data capture. We want to plan these with mission and research partners.
This is at design stage; there is no completed public test facility yet.
Discuss test capabilityTell us the object, the platform and where your project stands. Together we turn it into a task description, an interface list and a verification scope both sides agree on.