CS Colloquium: Yuto Nakanishi (GITAI) - Space robot development at GITAI

Speaker: Yuto Nakanishi, GITAI

Talk Title: Space robot development at GITAI

Series: Computer Science Colloquium

Abstract: GITAI is a space robotics start-up that is developing tools to reduce the risk and cost of labor in space. Our robots are capable of autonomous operations including structure assembly, handling tools, and making connections in vacuum. We are working towards a robotics space labor force that could reduce space labor costs by 100 fold.
GITAI is unique among space start-ups in developing all the mechatronics, electronics, and software of the robot in-house to achieve a tight integration of the best technologies.
Now, GITAI will compete for contracts in various space domains where demands already exist for versatile robots. Especially, we are focusing on developing robots in 3 fields: i)robots for commercial space stations, ii) robots for on-orbit servicing, iii) robots for lunar exploration.
We have conducted a highly successful demo of our robot, S1, on the Internal Space Station (ISS) in October 2021. We are advancing our robotic system capabilities in support of our next in-space technology demonstrations in 2023 and 2025.
In this talk, we will introduce our challenge of space robot development.

Yuto Nakanishi will give his talk in person at SGM 101 and we will also host the talk over Zoom.

Register in advance for this webinar at:

https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EtiOtxcuQmSLXC5y-P8Ysw

After registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.



Biography: Chief Robotics Officer of GITAI. Former Founder & CEO of SCHAFT. After retiring as a research associate at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Information Science and Technology (JSK Lab), he founded the bipedal robot startup, SCHAFT, the champion of DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials in 2013. He later sold the company to Google in 2013, and had led Tokyo biped platforms development team under Google X for 5 years.


Host: Stefanos Nikolaidis

Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EtiOtxcuQmSLXC5y-P8Ysw

Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101

WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EtiOtxcuQmSLXC5y-P8Ysw

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Department of Computer Science