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GITAI Successfully Demonstrates Robotics Construction Capabilities for Lunar Communications TowersIn collaboration with KDDI to establish a robust communications infrastructure on the moon by the late 2020's TORRANCE, Calif., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), the world's leading space robotics startup, today announced a significant milestone in lunar infrastructure construction technology. In a groundbreaking demonstration and a "first of its kind," GITAI successfully demonstrated its robotics technology for constructing a 5-meter-high communication tower in an environment simulating the lunar surface. The project was spearheaded by GITAI in collaboration with its customer, KDDI Corporation, one of Japan's largest telecommunications operators. The demonstration was conducted only using GITAI's products, including (1) Lunar Rover and (3) Inchworm robots equipped with "grapple end-effectors" on both ends of the arm, enabling a wide range of tasks necessary for construction. The ground demonstration video of communication tower construction using multiple robots Key highlights from the demonstration
*In this collaboration, KDDI provided the specifications and insights for their mobile phone base station on the Earth, and GITAI developed the communication antenna optimized for robotic construction. About GITAI's products The demonstration proved the broad applicability of GITAI's robotics technology and its combination, verifying that the company's robots possess the essential capabilities required for scalable lunar urban development for construction, inspection, and maintenance services not only for telecommunication towers but for all other lunar infrastructure development projects, including in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) plants, power towers, launch pads, and more. GITAI is also actively working for the improvement of the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and is currently undergoing an external in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) tech-demo onboard the Space Station (ISS) with the company's 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2). By demonstrating the S2, a robot that embodies the essence of GITAI's robotics technology, incorporating the same fundamental technology used in the company's innovative Inchworm Robot and Lunar Rover, GITAI aims to achieve (TRL) 7. In June 2023, GITAI also successfully completed lunar environment testing for the major components of their in-house developed lunar Inch-worm type robotic arm. For more information about this groundbreaking project and our future plans for lunar exploration, please visit gitai.tech. About GITAI About KDDI < Press Kit > Media Contact View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gitai-successfully-demonstrates-robotics-construction-capabilities-for-lunar-communications-towers-302080005.html SOURCE GITAI USA Inc. |