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GITAI Lunar Rover R1.5

Lunar Rover Manipulator is GITAI space-robot hardware for lunar-surface manipulation tasks. The system pairs a rover platform with a robotic arm to test ex...

Facts

Company
GITAI
Product type
space_robot
Status
prototype
Website
https://gitai.tech/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Rover-R1.5-datasheet.pdf

About GITAI Lunar Rover R1.5

GITAI's Lunar Rover Manipulator record covers the manipulator-and-rover system demonstrated in a simulated lunar-regolith chamber in 2023. The test paired an inchworm robotic arm and tool changer with a lunar rover for backhoe sampling, gripper-based stone collection, arm locomotion and rover driving.

GITAI described the work as preparation for lunar manipulator and rover flight models. The combined demonstration is historical; GITAI's current product navigation lists the Inchworm Robot and Lunar Rover separately.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Space robot

Core: Rover arm

Function: Handle objects

Audience: Space agencies

Specifications

actuation_control
distributed controller for each arm joint and wheel unit
communication
EtherCAT and Ethernet internal communication
dust_mitigation
actuation units include dust mitigation
input_voltage
36–48 V DC V DC
motor
Brushless DC motor
onboard_compute
NVIDIA Jetson Xavier
power_consumption_w
115–1500 W W
sensors_summary
VN-100 IMU and absolute encoder for rocker-link angle
top_speed_mps
0.24 m/s m/s
weight_kg
280 kg kg
wheel_configuration
4 wheel units; one drive and one steering axis each
wheel_dimensions_m
0.6 x 0.25 m

Operations

Environment
lunar surface analogues, space exploration and construction
Primary user
space robotics operators, lunar construction teams
Role
lunar mobility, construction tool carriage, robotic manipulation support
Interaction model
remote_supervised, mission_programmed
Mobility class
four_wheel_steer_lunar_rover
Product detail
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