German robots could team up to explore lunar craters
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Integration study of SHERPA: the manipulator is positioned in a way that positively influences the center of mass for stepping onto the obstacle
SHERPA is using its manipulator arm to equip CREX with an additional payload-item
Robots and scientist in DFKI's artificial crater environment
The RIMRES project combines the hexapod CREX (red robot at middle) and its transporter, SHERPA
The CREX integrated system in DFKI’s Space Exploration Hall
CREX as CAD model in stowed position for transport attached to SHERPA robot
SpaceClimber integration study in the DFKI RIC Space Test Bed
Article Summary
While Japan is gearing up to send a miniature humanoid robot to the International Space Station, the DFKI Robotics Innovation Center and the ZARM (Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity) are working on a pair of robots that may one day help explore craters on the Moon in search of water ice. The RIMRES (Reconfigurable Integrated Multi Robot Exploration System) project combines a six-legged robot that can be picked up and moved with a faster wheeled transporter.
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