Dossier
IKARUS
Coverage of IKARUS in the Nexus archive.
- Will a four-armed robot replace astronauts in space?
Orbit Robotics developed Helios, a four-armed robot designed for microgravity environments to assist astronauts in spacecraft. The robot uses two pairs of arms for anchoring and handling tools, leveraging a tendon-driven system and rolling-contact joints to ensure stability and precision in orbit.