Motiv Space Systems

Curious about the challenges of building a robotic arm to operate on the surface of Mars? Motiv’s Tom McCarthy joined WDUN to talk with Bill Maine about just that. From high-speed winds to Martian dust, extreme temperature swings and more, the #PerseveranceRover was designed to do more than any past Martian rover, in some very tough conditions. Take a listen: https://motivss.com/designing-for-the-challenges-of-operti/

What’s it like to see a robotic arm go from your cleanroom in Pasadena to the surface of Mars? According to Motiv’s Tom McCarthy on #NASA’s Third Rock Radio it’s just a little surreal. Catch up on the whole thing on our blog: https://motivss.com/from-our-cleanroom-to-the-red-planet-n/

Thanks to a great interview with Ingrid Fadelli at Electronics Point, we now know that the COLDArm team is expecting an early 2024 moon landing for the Motiv/JPL robotic arm that’s designed to operate at seriously cold temperatures. Not coincidentally, NASA's Artemis Program is planning to return astronauts to the moon in 2024 as well. Read more: https://motivss.com/coldarm-targeting-2024-moon-landing-in/

One of the biggest advantages of having COLDArm on the lunar surface? Reducing power consumption, and saving that power for other things. Get all the details of the interview with ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers): https://motivss.com/asme-motiv-lunar-robotic-arm/

If we can get past the minimum operating temperature of space robotics (currently -55C), we can start more easily exploring places like the dark side of the moon, asteroids or comets, Europa, or other moons of Jupiter or Saturn. The COLDArm is being designed to bring us there. Read more: https://motivss.com/future-robotic-arms-wont-need-to-be-he/ #SpaceRobotics