Taikobot: A Full-Size and Free-Flying Humanoid Robot for Intravehicular Astronaut Assistance and Spacecraft Housekeeping

This paper proposes a full-size and free-flying humanoid robot named Taikobot that aims to assist astronauts in a space station and maintain spacecrafts between human visits. Taikobot adopts a compact and lightweight (∼25 kg) design to work in microgravity, which also reduces launch costs and improv...

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Main Authors: Qi Zhang, Cheng Zhao, Li Fan, Yulin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Machines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/10/10/933