GITAI USA Inc., a corporation developing general-purpose work robots for space, has opened a US headquarters office in Los Angeles, CA. The site will be used for engineering, manufacturing, and business development of general-purpose work robots in the United States space industry.
In addition, GITAI is pleased to announce a full-scale recruitment drive to support expansion of our business in response to extraordinary interest to our advanced space robotics product line.
■ GITAI USA Inc. LA OFFICE
Address: 2255 Dominguez Way, Torrance, CA 90501 USA
■ About GITAI’s expansion into the United States
GITAI has rapidly grown in capabilities and scope since its founding five years ago, beginning with the development of sophisticated robotic arms for deployment in harsh space environments. GITAI established a partnership with TOYOTA for building a pressurized lunar rover as a part of agreement between Japan Space Agency and NASA and a contract from the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. GITAI also successfully executed a robotic arm demonstration in the International Space Station together with the US space company, Nanoracks.
– GITAI Developing Robotic Arm for Toyota’s Manned Pressurized Lunar Rover
https://gitai.tech/en/2021/12/13/gitai-developing-robotic-arm-for-toyotas-manned-pressurized-lunar-rover/
– GITAI Wins Government Contract: Development of Extra-Vehicular General-Purpose Robotic Arm and Hand Technology
https://gitai.tech/en/2021/07/30/gitai-wins-government-contract-development-of-extra-vehicular-general-purpose-robotic-arm-and-hand-technology/
– Space robotics start-up GITAI completes successful technology demonstration inside the ISS
https://gitai.tech/en/2021/10/28/iss-tech-demo-ja/
■ About the role of the base in Los Angeles, USA
GITAI USA Inc.’s Los Angeles base is our primary hub for space robotics development, including design, manufacturing, and environmental testing. GITAI Los Angeles headquarters will also support our management US business development activities as we carry out our expansion plans for the foreseeable future.
■ Recruiting activities in the United States
GITAI USA Inc. will start full-scale recruitment activities in the United States, centering on recruitment at its Los Angeles base.
Our current talent recruitment drive began in March 2022, and we have open positions that we target for filling by the end of 2022. The current priority hires are in our engineering department.
* List of positions currently being recruited by GITAI USA Inc.
■ GITAI’s Mission
GITAI is a space robotics startup that aims to provide a safe and affordable means of labor in space and reduce operational costs in space by 100 times. GITAI aims to provide highly capable, safe, and reliable robots to help build and maintain satellites, lunar bases and even cities on Mars. GITAI is bringing together the best talents in the world to make this dream a reality.
GITAI is actively seeking highly motivated engineers and business development professionals to support these many endeavors. If you think you have what it takes, come join us to send robots to the final frontier.
■ About GITAI
GITAI is a relatively small but rapidly growing company. Over half of our full-time employees have PhDs in engineering and science and three are former research associates from the University of Tokyo and former NASA employees. Our company executives successfully built and sold their companies including Google and American Express.
GITAI has many exciting projects at various levels of development and testing, from early concepts to laboratory prototypes to our technical demonstration robot currently deployed in a commercial module of the International Space Station;
– Space Station Support:
GITAI robotic arms with tool changers can be tailored to optimize the dexterity for required applications such as solar panel assembly, repetitive gearing, moving, repairing, payload transfer, human EVA support, modules and spacecraft docking support.
– On-orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing:
Our non-satellite services include space debris removal to protect satellite constellations. Debris removal is carried out by direct capture or by orbital modification using laser injection and ablation. Debris removal enables companies to maintain reliable satellite systems while avoiding disruptive satellite maneuvering or costly replacement. Our robotic arm satellite services include fueling, assembly, and manufacturing, directly to satellites.
– Establishing Permanent Human Presence on the Moon and Mars:
Including inspection on the Moon and Mars, we will conduct construction work on the Lunar Surface Station in support of NASA’s In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) program. We are developing specialized rovers based on our GITAI’s prototype Rover. GITAI’s ultimate goal is to enable high capability, reliable, low-cost operations on the lunar surface.
Company：GITAI Japan Inc (Headquarters in Tokyo), GITAI USA Inc.（LA Office）
CEO：Sho Nakanose
URL：https://gitai.tech/en
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GITAI Japan, Inc., developing general-purpose robots for space applications, has developed a robot module that can conduct various tasks in the harsh space environment (ex. outside of space stations, LEO) and it has been going through environmental testing (TVAC, vibration, radiation, etc.) under conditions that simulate the LEO environment. In February 2022, the GITAI robot successfully conducted a variety of tasks inside the JAXA 8m thermal vacuum (TVAC) chamber, and we release a video of it here.
*ISAM = In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
■Demonstration of the GITAI Autonomous Robot inside the JAXA 8m TVAC Chamber
During February 7 – 11, 2022, the GITAI autonomous robot conducted an ISAM activities demonstration inside the 8m TVAC chamber at JAXA’s Tsukuba Space Center.
The GITAI developed ISAM 2m robotic arm / robot system conducted assembly tasks such as putting together a solar panel, and ORU (orbital replacement unit) exchange tasks both autonomously and successfully.
A 14 hours endurance test was also conducted and the system operated flawlessly until the end.
■Various Environmental Testing Simulating the LEO Environment
1. TVAC Test
Conditions
– Vacuum: 1 × 10^-6 Pa
– Low Temperature: -40°C, High Temperature: +75°C
2. Thermostatic Chamber Test
Conditions
– Low Temperature: -60°C, High Temperature: +90°C
3. Vibration Test
Conditions
– 20~2000[Hz]
– Overall:24.4[Grms]
4. Radiation Test
Conditions
– Proton Energy: 70MeV or 200MeV
– Fluence: 1 × 10^11 p/cm^2
– Flux: 1×10^6 ~ 1×10^8 p/cm^2/s
■ GITAI’s MissionGITAI is a space robotics startup that aims to provide inexpensive and safe means of labor in space.
In 2040, GITAI will be an equal partner with the world’s leading space launch companies, providing inexpensive and safe labor to build space colonies and cities on the Moon and Mars.
They provide the transportation, we provide the labor.
They lower transportation costs, we lower labor costs.
■About GITAI
GITAI is developing general-purpose space robots that can perform inexpensive and safe operations of the following activities:
1) EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) and IVA (Intra-Vehicular Activity) on Space Stations
2) Docking, mission extension, maintenance and repairs for ISAM (satellite servicing and space debris removal)
3) Lunar exploration and lunar base construction related tasks
Company: GITAI Japan, Inc. (HQ), GITAI USA Inc. (US subsidiary)
CEO: (Mr.) Sho Nakanose
URL: https://gitai.tech/en/
Inquiries: info@gitai.tech
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GITAI wins the Japan – US Innovation Awards, “Innovation Showcase”
NEWSTorrance, CA, USA – July 13, 2022 – GITAI Japan Inc., a space robotics startup, has been selected as the Innovation Showcase Company in the Japan-US Innovation Awards co-sponsored by the Japan Society of Northern California (JSNC) and the Stanford University US–Asia Technology Management Center. On July 14, Chief Robotics Officer, Dr. Nakanishi, will make a speech at the awards ceremony to be held on the campus of Stanford University.
Japan – US Innovation Awards have two categories. The Emerging Leader Award will be presented to a company having a credible Japan – U.S. link that is young, dynamic, growing, and entrepreneurial. The previous winners are, for example, Tesla(2011), Dropbox(2016), and Mercari(2016). The Innovation Showcase recognizes up to five Japanese startup companies built around exciting new technologies and innovative business ideas that have the potential for major worldwide impact. Past Showcase nominees include WHILL (2015), Preferred Networks (2016), and Treasure Data (2017).
The reasons for our selection as an Innovation Showcase company are:
■ Lunar Robotic Rover R1. It conducted a successful demonstration at JAXA’s Mock Lunar Surface Environment.
GITAI continues to develop space robotics actively, applying the space robotic technologies obtained through the successful technical demonstration in the ISS last year, and the extra-vehicular technical demonstration outside of the ISS planned in 2023. Based on the space-proven technology acquired by the demonstrations in space, we have been contracting various customer missions, such as joint development with TOYOTA and orders from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.
■ About GITAI
GITAI is a space robotics startup that aims to provide a safe and affordable means of labor in space and reduce operational costs in space by 100 times. GITAI aims to provide highly capable, safe, and reliable robots to help build and maintain satellites, lunar bases, and even cities on Mars. GITAI is actively seeking highly motivated engineers and business development professionals to support these many endeavors. If you think you have what it takes, join us to send robots to the final frontier.
Company: GITAI Japan Inc. (Tokyo office), GITAI USA Inc. (Los Angeles office)
CEO: Sho Nakanose
URL: https://gitai.tech/en
Contact Us：info@gitaitech
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