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The '''Spidernaut''' is a concept for an [[Extra-vehicular activity|extra-vehicular]] [[robot]] developed by [[NASA]]'s [[Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muthyala |first=Shivani |date=2021-08-22 |title=Top Seven NASA Robots Which are Interesting to Know About |url=https://www.analyticsinsight.net/latest-news/top-seven-nasa-robots-which-are-interesting-to-know-about |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Analytics Insight |language=en}}</ref>
The '''Spidernaut''' is a concept for an [[Extra-vehicular activity|extra-vehicular]] [[robot]] developed by [[NASA]]'s [[Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muthyala |first=Shivani |date=2021-08-22 |title=Top Seven NASA Robots Which are Interesting to Know About |url=https://www.analyticsinsight.net/latest-news/top-seven-nasa-robots-which-are-interesting-to-know-about |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Analytics Insight |language=en}}</ref>


The Spidernaut was originally developed and designed in 2005<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-04-01 |title=NASA's Autonomous Robot Keeps Manufacturing Floors Safe |url=https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/28814-nasa-s-autonomous-robot-keeps-manufacturing-floors-safe |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=www.techbriefs.com |language=en}}</ref> as part of a group of robots designed to assemble solar arrays on the moon, working as a team independent of human control.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autonomous Robots Take On Dangerous Warehouse Jobs {{!}} NASA Spinoff |url=https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2018/ps_4.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=spinoff.nasa.gov}}</ref> As upcoming space science platforms and vehicles are considered unwieldy to launch constructed as self-contained payloads, the ability to constructing and maintaining these structures in [[Geocentric orbit|orbit]] presents unique challenges which may be overcome by Extra-Vehicular Robotics (EVR), such as the Spidernaut. The usage of multiple legs allows for more gentle and even distribution of loads while EVRs climb across space platforms, and mitigate torques which may spin the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spidernaut: Overcoming New Challenges |url=http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er_er/html/spider/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205220538/http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er_er/html/spider/index.html |archive-date=December 5, 2006 |access-date=February 17, 2006}}</ref>
The Spidernaut was originally developed and designed in 2005<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-04-01 |title=NASA's Autonomous Robot Keeps Manufacturing Floors Safe |url=https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/28814-nasa-s-autonomous-robot-keeps-manufacturing-floors-safe |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=www.techbriefs.com |language=en}}</ref> as part of a group of robots designed to assemble solar arrays on the moon, working as a team independent of human control.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autonomous Robots Take On Dangerous Warehouse Jobs {{!}} NASA Spinoff |url=https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2018/ps_4.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=spinoff.nasa.gov}}</ref> As upcoming space science platforms and vehicles are considered unwieldy to launch constructed as self-contained payloads, the ability to constructing and maintaining these structures in [[Geocentric orbit|orbit]] presents unique challenges which may be overcome by Extra-Vehicular Robotics (EVR), such as the Spidernaut. The usage of multiple legs allows for more gentle and even distribution of loads while EVRs climb across space platforms, and mitigate torques which may spin the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spidernaut: Overcoming New Challenges |url=http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er_er/html/spider/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205220538/http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er_er/html/spider/index.html |archive-date=December 5, 2006 |access-date=February 17, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Behold Your Doom: Robospidernaut - IEEE Spectrum |url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/behold-your-doom-robospidernaut |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=spectrum.ieee.org |language=en}}</ref>


The design of the Spidernaut's software was led by a team at Carnegie Mellon University, which included ensuring that the programming of the spidernaut would not result in any major problems, such as trapping itself inside a structure it has built. Three prototype Spidernauts were completed in 2005 within the span of nine months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2020-10-10 |title=Meet Spidernaut, NASA’s arachnid robot prototype |url=https://spacecenter.org/meet-spidernaut-nasas-arachnid-robot-prototype/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Space Center Houston |language=en}}</ref>
The design of the Spidernaut's software was led by a team at Carnegie Mellon University, which included ensuring that the programming of the spidernaut would not result in any major problems, such as trapping itself inside a structure it has built. Three prototype Spidernauts were completed in 2005 within the span of nine months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2020-10-10 |title=Meet Spidernaut, NASA’s arachnid robot prototype |url=https://spacecenter.org/meet-spidernaut-nasas-arachnid-robot-prototype/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Space Center Houston |language=en}}</ref>

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NASA Spidernaut robot render.

The Spidernaut is a concept for an extra-vehicular robot developed by NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.[1]

The Spidernaut was originally developed and designed in 2005[2] as part of a group of robots designed to assemble solar arrays on the moon, working as a team independent of human control.[3] As upcoming space science platforms and vehicles are considered unwieldy to launch constructed as self-contained payloads, the ability to constructing and maintaining these structures in orbit presents unique challenges which may be overcome by Extra-Vehicular Robotics (EVR), such as the Spidernaut. The usage of multiple legs allows for more gentle and even distribution of loads while EVRs climb across space platforms, and mitigate torques which may spin the platform.[4][5]

The design of the Spidernaut's software was led by a team at Carnegie Mellon University, which included ensuring that the programming of the spidernaut would not result in any major problems, such as trapping itself inside a structure it has built. Three prototype Spidernauts were completed in 2005 within the span of nine months.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Muthyala, Shivani (2021-08-22). "Top Seven NASA Robots Which are Interesting to Know About". Analytics Insight. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  2. ^ "NASA's Autonomous Robot Keeps Manufacturing Floors Safe". www.techbriefs.com. 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  3. ^ "Autonomous Robots Take On Dangerous Warehouse Jobs | NASA Spinoff". spinoff.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  4. ^ "Spidernaut: Overcoming New Challenges". Archived from the original on December 5, 2006. Retrieved February 17, 2006.
  5. ^ "Behold Your Doom: Robospidernaut - IEEE Spectrum". spectrum.ieee.org. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  6. ^ admin (2020-10-10). "Meet Spidernaut, NASA's arachnid robot prototype". Space Center Houston. Retrieved 2024-02-17.