Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Robots in space into the 21st century.

C R Weisbin1, D Lavery, G Rodriguez

  • 1Robotics and Mars Exploration Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099, USA. CharlesR.Weisbin@jpl.nasa.gov

The Industrial Robot
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Advanced robotic systems are paving the way for new space exploration missions. These space robotics technologies also have significant terrestrial applications, including in microsurgery.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Search for the Y(2175) in the Photoproduction Cross Section Measurement of γp→ϕπ^{+}π^{-}p at GlueX.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

Upper Limit on the Photoproduction Cross Section of the Spin-Exotic π_{1}(1600).

Physical review letters·2025
Same author

Laparoscopic colovesical fistula takedown (video vignette).

Techniques in coloproctology·2024
Same author

Laparoscopic left colectomy with complete mesocolic excision and central vascular ligation (video).

Techniques in coloproctology·2024
Same author

Detection and characterization of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) in apiaries with stationary and migratory management in the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina.

Scientific reports·2024
Same author

Novel case of combination antibiotic therapy for treatment of a complicated polymicrobial urinary tract infection with one organism harboring a metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) in a pregnant patient.

IDCases·2024

Area of Science:

  • Robotics and Space Exploration
  • Space Technology Applications

Background:

  • Technological advancements are enabling sophisticated in situ exploration missions.
  • Robotic systems are crucial for exploring planets, comets, and asteroids.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe technological developments for space exploration.
  • To outline terrestrial applications of space robotics.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current technological advancements in robotics.
  • Analysis of concurrent terrestrial applications and spinoffs.

Main Results:

  • Foundation laid for an era of advanced robotic in situ exploration.
  • Identification of terrestrial applications like microsurgery and dexterous arm control.

Conclusions:

  • Space robotics technology fuels both space exploration and terrestrial innovation.
  • The development of advanced robotic systems offers dual benefits for space and medicine.

Related Experiment Videos