Astrobee’s free-flying robots use electric fans as a propulsion system to fly through the ISS's microgravity environment.
Astrobee was built on the basis of lessons learned from the Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellite robots. NASA is asking American companies for inputs regarding the operation and use of Astrobee robots aboard the International Space Station .
The colorful, cube-shaped robots – named “Bumble,” “Honey,” and “Queen” – are part of the Astrobee system helping astronauts and researchers perform technology demonstrations, scientific research, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities in the unique environment of space since 2018.
They can work autonomously or via remote control by astronauts, flight controllers or researchers on the ground. They can carry out tasks such as taking inventory, documenting experiments conducted by astronauts with their built-in cameras or working together to move cargo throughout the station. Earlier this year, the multi-resolution scanner project aimed to utilize NASA’s Astrobee system to test a novel 3D mapping technology that can produce detailed maps of remote environments.uses advanced photogrammetry software named Stereo-Depth Fusion and CSIRO’s 3D SLAM technology, dubbed Wildcat. These cutting-edge tools empower the scanner to autonomously map, analyze, and navigate its surroundings.
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