{"id":17986,"date":"2019-07-18T19:09:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T11:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/olis-robotics-and-tethers-unlimited-join-forces-on-remote-controlled-space-robots\/"},"modified":"2019-07-18T19:09:20","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T11:09:20","slug":"olis-robotics-and-tethers-unlimited-join-forces-on-remote-controlled-space-robots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/olis-robotics-and-tethers-unlimited-join-forces-on-remote-controlled-space-robots\/","title":{"rendered":"Olis Robotics and Tethers Unlimited join forces on remote-controlled space robots"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_510927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-510927\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-510927\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190718-tethers-olis.jpg\" alt=\"Remote-control robot\" width=\"606\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190718-tethers-olis.jpg 606w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190718-tethers-olis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190718-tethers-olis-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190718-tethers-olis-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190718-tethers-olis-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-510927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An artist\u2019s conception shows a Mantis robotic arm at work on Tethers Unlimited\u2019s Refabricator 3-D printer and recycler. (Tethers Unlimited \/ Olis Robotics Illustration)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two space tech companies that are headquartered in the Seattle area, Olis Robotics and Tethers Unlimited, are joining forces to create a new kind of remote-controlled robotic system that could be used on the International Space Station or other off-Earth outposts.<\/p>\n<p>The companies say they\u2019ve signed an agreement to explore further development of the system, in an arrangement that follows up on past collaborations.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle-based Olis Robotics\u2019 software platform allows robots to perform some tasks autonomously and reduce operator workload on other tasks. The platform makes it possible for robots in remote locations to execute their prescribed tasks safely even if their links with remote operators are subject to time delays or data dropouts.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s just the kind of resiliency that\u2019s required for space operations, Olis CEO Don Pickering said. \u201cOur variable autonomy software platform allows operators anywhere in the world to command new levels of precision, safety and efficiency in remotely operating robotics in space,\u201d he explained in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>Olis has already started adapting its software platform to control the robotic hardware that\u2019s being developed by Tethers Unlimited with NASA funding, including the Kraken robotic arm and a telerobotic manipulator system known as Mantis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur collaboration with Olis Robotics will integrate advanced teleoperation and variable autonomy capabilities into our Kraken arm and Mantis payload, providing the ability to offload menial, repetitive tasks from the astronauts to remote operators,\u201d said Rob Hoyt, Tethers Unlimited\u2019s president and CEO. \u201cImagine how much more science we can get out of the ISS if we can have a graduate student in a lab controlling experiments that currently we\u2019d need to wait weeks or months to have an astronaut do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Tethers Unlimited Video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_DQOjK6UDWI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hoyt said the partnership is aimed at producing a remote-controlled system for in-space experiments, materials testing and manufacturing processes. It\u2019ll be suitable for use on the International Space Station and future orbital outposts. \u201cWe expect this collaborative effort to enable lower costs when performing existing operations, address the needs of future space habitats, and help enable humanity to be a spacefaring society,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement emailed to GeekWire, Pickering said the partnership will \u201cpush the limits of what\u2019s possible in space robotics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a great example of how, with our innovative software, Olis Robotics can partner with an experienced, disruptive hardware company like Tethers to deliver critical commercial space applications,\u201d Pickering said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olis Robotics and Tethers Unlimited say they\u2019re already talking with customers who are interested in having such a robotic system available on the International Space Station. The system would operate in a space station locker to conduct commercial and academic experiments. The two companies say the system could be ready to go as early as next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update for 3:20 p.m. PT July 18:<\/strong> NASA Watch\u2019s Keith Cowing reminded me that Tethers Unlimited\u2019s Refabricator 3-D printer and recycler was flown up to the space station and installed in February.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 819px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1151974748861149184&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2019%2Folis-robotics-tethers-unlimited-join-forces-remote-controlled-space-robots%2F&amp;sessionId=23a80194fddea983b16c7d129927b952766ecf30&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1151974748861149184\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 371px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1151977881150480384&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2019%2Folis-robotics-tethers-unlimited-join-forces-remote-controlled-space-robots%2F&amp;sessionId=23a80194fddea983b16c7d129927b952766ecf30&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1151977881150480384\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An artist\u2019s conception shows a Mantis robotic arm at work on Tethers Unlimited\u2019s Refabricator 3-D printer and recycler. 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