NASA · Aerospace · 2019
Third of three Astrobee free-flying robots on the ISS. The blue/yellow striped one of the trio. Used for autonomous flight research, environmental monitoring, and supporting astronaut activities through teleoperation or scripted behaviors. Replaced an earlier-generation robot called SPHERES.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Aerospace |
| Sub-type | Free-Flyer |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2019 |
| Origin | USA |
| Also known as | Astrobee Free-Flying Robot |
| Announced | 2014 |
| Released | 2019-07-25 |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 320 × 320 × 320 mm |
| Weight | 10 kg |
| Frame | Plastic, aluminum |
| Degrees of freedom | 6 |
| Payload | 1 kg |
| Max speed | 0.5 m/s |
| Battery | 145 Wh |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 + STM32 |
| Operating system | Android |
| Actuator type | 6 electric impeller fans |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi |
| Made in | USA (NASA Ames Research Center) |
