GITAI Japan, Inc. (Ota-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose), developing versatile robots that conduct tasks in space, is pleased to announce the successful launch of the SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft carrying the GITAI S1 robot on August 29 at 3:14 AM EDT. The Dragon also successfully docked with the ISS on Monday, August 30 at approximately 10:30 AM EDT, and the GITAI S1 robot safely arrived to the ISS. The technology demonstration of the GITAI S1 robot performing general-purpose tasks on-board the ISS is scheduled for around October this year. (*schedule under coordinations by NASA)
■ISS onboard demonstration to be conducted by GITAI In 2021, space robotics start-up GITAI, in collaboration with Nanoracks, will conduct a technical demonstration of a GITAI robot executing versatile tasks inside the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock installed on Node 3 of the ISS. GITAI is responsible for the development of the S1 space robotic arm, Nanoracks is providing the launch opportunity, on-orbit operations, and data downlink. NASA is in charge of transporting the S1 space robotic arm to the ISS and installing it (by NASA astronauts) inside the Bishop Airlock.
In this technical demonstration, GITAI’s space robot “S1” will be installed inside the ISS Bishop Airlock to conduct two experiments: IVA (Intra-Vehicular Activity) tasks such as switch and cable operations, and assembly of structures and panels to demonstrate its capability for ISA (In-Space Assembly). All operations conducted by the S1 GITAI robotic arm will be autonomous, followed by some teleoperations from Nanoracks’ mission control center in Houston.
※Ground experiment video of the GITAI S1 robot conducting an ISA task (recorded in the GITAI Tokyo office)
Through this technical demonstration, GITAI will acquire the technology, know-how, and experience necessary to develop a robot that can conduct versatile tasks in space. All this will be applied to future development of robots working in the harsh space environment that can carry out docking, repair, and maintenance tasks for On-Orbit Servicing (OOS), and conduct various tasks for lunar exploration and lunar base construction.
■GITAI’s Mission GITAI is a space robotics startup that aims to provide an inexpensive and safe means of working 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 cities on the Moon and Mars, and space colonies. They provide the transportation; we provide the work. They lower the cost of transportation; we lower the cost of work.
■About GITAI GITAI is developing a general-purpose work robot for space use that can perform the following tasks inexpensively and safely. 1) EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) tasks on space stations 2) Docking, mission extension, repair, and maintenance work for on-orbit servicing (life extension to satellite / space debris removal) 3) Various tasks for lunar exploration and lunar base construction
Company: GITAI Japan, Inc. (Japan HQ) / GITAI USA Inc. (US subsidiary) CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose URL：https://gitai.tech/en/ Inquiries: info@gitai.tech Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GITAI-1515952648445089/ Official Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/GITAI64818084
https://gitai.tech/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Bishop-S1-robot_ver0.2.jpg7161152gitaitechhttps://gitai.tech/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/gitai-logo.svggitaitech2021-08-31 00:24:152024-06-01 20:42:57SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the GITAI robot successfully launches and arrives at the ISS
GITAI Japan, Inc. (Ota-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose), developing versatile robots that conduct tasks in space, has won a procurement contract: the FY2020 (supplementary) research and development for the promotion of space development and utilization (development of extra-vehicular general-purpose robotic arm and hand technology) from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The maximum budget for the first year of this contract is 270 million yen (approx. US$2.5M).
■Contract from METI: Development of Extra-Vehicular General-Purpose Robotic Arm and Hand Technology With the recent intensification of the global space race, the demand for on-orbit servicing (refueling, repair, maintenance of satellites, and space debris removal), lunar exploration and base development is rapidly increasing. In order to realize such services, it is essential to make “autonomous extra-vehicular robots capable of performing general-purpose tasks” a reality.
In light of this situation, METI announced a solicitation to conduct the following technological developments and business activities with a maximum budget of 270 million yen in the first year, with the aim of realizing extra-vehicular general-purpose robotic arms and hand technology that can autonomously perform multiple complex tasks on-orbit and on the lunar surface:
(1) General-purpose robotic arm and hand (end-effector) technology (2) Advanced and low-load autonomous control software technolog (3) Interface technology that enables the robot to change its end-effector (4) Reflect the on-orbit servicing market and standardization trends to the development plan and input the development results to standardization organizations.
As a result, two companies including GITAI Japan, Inc. were selected to work on this development.
■Autonomous general-purpose space robots developed by GITAI GITAI has already developed a number of autonomous general-purpose robots for space applications and from 2020, have been receiving grant funding from NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) to support efforts to make our robots space rated. In fall of this year (2021), a technology demonstration with the GITAI developed autonomous general-purpose space robot S1, will be conducted on the ISS together with a US commercial space company and NASA. In 2023, GITAI plans to conduct an on-orbit servicing technology demonstration in collaboration with a US commercial space company, and in 2025, similarly on the lunar surface. In addition to tech demos, GITAI has already received orders from several commercial space companies for the development of autonomous general-purpose space robots and are developing robotic solutions specially designed to meet each customer’s needs.
GITAI will continue to develop autonomous general-purpose robots for space applications with the mission of “providing inexpensive and safe means of labor in space”.
GITAI is a space robotics startup that aims to provide an inexpensive and safe means of working 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 cities on the Moon and Mars, and space colonies. They provide the transportation; we provide the work. They lower the cost of transportation; we lower the cost of work.
■About GITAI GITAI is developing a general-purpose work robot for space use that can perform the following tasks inexpensively and safely. 1) EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) tasks on space stations 2) Docking, mission extension, repair, and maintenance work for on-orbit servicing (life extension to satellite / space debris removal) 3) Various tasks for lunar exploration and lunar base construction
Company: GITAI Japan, Inc. (Japan HQ) / GITAI USA Inc. (US subsidiary) CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose URL：https://gitai.tech/en/ Inquiries: info@gitai.tech Official Facebook Page Official Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/GITAI64818084
https://gitai.tech/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Bishop-S1-robot_ver0.2.jpg7161152gitaitechhttps://gitai.tech/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/gitai-logo.svggitaitech2021-07-30 10:03:482024-06-01 20:42:57GITAI Wins Government Contract: Development of Extra-Vehicular General-Purpose Robotic Arm and Hand Technology
GITAI Japan, Inc. (Ota-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose), developing versatile robots that conduct tasks in space, has started development of a robotic rover that can carry out lunar exploration and base construction. A video showing the successful ground demonstration of this first prototype is released.
■ The GITAI lunar robotic rover Recently, the competition for lunar exploration and base development has been accelerated mainly in the U.S. and China, and the demand for robotic labor, which is cheaper and safer than conventional human astronauts, is rapidly increasing. In response to this growing demand, GITAI has started development of a robotic rover that can perform general-purpose tasks on the Moon such as exploration, mining, inspection, maintenance, assembly, etc. The capabilities of the GITAI lunar robotic rover’s first prototype have been successfully demonstrated on the ground, and the ground demonstration video can be found
In this ground demonstration, the GITAI lunar robotic rover attempted to conduct high-speed mobility, driving over rough terrain, 3D mapping, mining using a drill, switching between end-effectors (drill —> robotic hand) using the tool changer, and collecting rock samples. The video shows that all tasks were completed successfully. GITAI will continue to improve the performance of general-purpose tasks and space rating of the lunar robotic rover, aiming to conduct a demonstration on the lunar surface in 2025.
■GITAI’s Mission
GITAI is a space robotics startup that aims to provide an inexpensive and safe means of working 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 cities on the Moon and Mars, and space colonies. They provide the transportation; we provide the work. They lower the cost of transportation; we lower the cost of work.
■About GITAI GITAI is developing a general-purpose work robot for space use that can perform the following tasks inexpensively and safely. 1) EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) tasks on space stations 2) Docking, mission extension, repair, and maintenance work for on-orbit servicing (life extension to satellite / space debris removal) 3) Various tasks for lunar exploration and lunar base construction
Company: GITAI Japan, Inc. (Japan HQ) / GITAI USA Inc. (US subsidiary) CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose URL：https://gitai.tech/en/ Inquiries: info@gitai.tech Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GITAI-1515952648445089/ Official Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/GITAI64818084
https://gitai.tech/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-20-at-17.56.51.png10801702gitaitechhttps://gitai.tech/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/gitai-logo.svggitaitech2021-07-26 11:30:422024-06-01 20:42:57GITAI Starts Development of a Lunar Robotic Rover and Unveils the First Prototype
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the GITAI robot successfully launches and arrives at the ISS
NEWSGITAI Japan, Inc. (Ota-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose), developing versatile robots that conduct tasks in space, is pleased to announce the successful launch of the SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft carrying the GITAI S1 robot on August 29 at 3:14 AM EDT.
The Dragon also successfully docked with the ISS on Monday, August 30 at approximately 10:30 AM EDT, and the GITAI S1 robot safely arrived to the ISS.
The technology demonstration of the GITAI S1 robot performing general-purpose tasks on-board the ISS is scheduled for around October this year. (*schedule under coordinations by NASA)
■Launch of SpaceX CRS-23 Rocket
■Summary of the GITAI technical demonstration on NASA’s official website
23rd SpaceX Commercial Resupply Mission Launches Bone, Plant, and Materials Studies to International Space Station
■ISS onboard demonstration to be conducted by GITAI
In 2021, space robotics start-up GITAI, in collaboration with Nanoracks, will conduct a technical demonstration of a GITAI robot executing versatile tasks inside the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock installed on Node 3 of the ISS. GITAI is responsible for the development of the S1 space robotic arm, Nanoracks is providing the launch opportunity, on-orbit operations, and data downlink. NASA is in charge of transporting the S1 space robotic arm to the ISS and installing it (by NASA astronauts) inside the Bishop Airlock.
https://gitai.tech/en/2020/09/10/gitai-nanoracks-en/
In this technical demonstration, GITAI’s space robot “S1” will be installed inside the ISS Bishop Airlock to conduct two experiments: IVA (Intra-Vehicular Activity) tasks such as switch and cable operations, and assembly of structures and panels to demonstrate its capability for ISA (In-Space Assembly). All operations conducted by the S1 GITAI robotic arm will be autonomous, followed by some teleoperations from Nanoracks’ mission control center in Houston.
※Ground experiment video of the GITAI S1 robot conducting an ISA task (recorded in the GITAI Tokyo office)
Through this technical demonstration, GITAI will acquire the technology, know-how, and experience necessary to develop a robot that can conduct versatile tasks in space. All this will be applied to future development of robots working in the harsh space environment that can carry out docking, repair, and maintenance tasks for On-Orbit Servicing (OOS), and conduct various tasks for lunar exploration and lunar base construction.
■GITAI’s Mission
GITAI is a space robotics startup that aims to provide an inexpensive and safe means of working 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 cities on the Moon and Mars, and space colonies.
They provide the transportation; we provide the work.
They lower the cost of transportation; we lower the cost of work.
■About GITAI
GITAI is developing a general-purpose work robot for space use that can perform the following tasks inexpensively and safely.
1) EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) tasks on space stations
2) Docking, mission extension, repair, and maintenance work for on-orbit servicing (life extension to satellite / space debris removal)
3) Various tasks for lunar exploration and lunar base construction
Company: GITAI Japan, Inc. (Japan HQ) / GITAI USA Inc. (US subsidiary)
CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose
URL：https://gitai.tech/en/
Inquiries: info@gitai.tech
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GITAI-1515952648445089/
Official Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/GITAI64818084
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GITAI Wins Government Contract: Development of Extra-Vehicular General-Purpose Robotic Arm and Hand Technology
NEWSGITAI Japan, Inc. (Ota-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose), developing versatile robots that conduct tasks in space, has won a procurement contract: the FY2020 (supplementary) research and development for the promotion of space development and utilization (development of extra-vehicular general-purpose robotic arm and hand technology) from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The maximum budget for the first year of this contract is 270 million yen (approx. US$2.5M).
■Contract from METI: Development of Extra-Vehicular General-Purpose Robotic Arm and Hand Technology
With the recent intensification of the global space race, the demand for on-orbit servicing (refueling, repair, maintenance of satellites, and space debris removal), lunar exploration and base development is rapidly increasing. In order to realize such services, it is essential to make “autonomous extra-vehicular robots capable of performing general-purpose tasks” a reality.
In light of this situation, METI announced a solicitation to conduct the following technological developments and business activities with a maximum budget of 270 million yen in the first year, with the aim of realizing extra-vehicular general-purpose robotic arms and hand technology that can autonomously perform multiple complex tasks on-orbit and on the lunar surface:
(1) General-purpose robotic arm and hand (end-effector) technology
(2) Advanced and low-load autonomous control software technolog
(3) Interface technology that enables the robot to change its end-effector
(4) Reflect the on-orbit servicing market and standardization trends to the development plan and input the development results to standardization organizations.
As a result, two companies including GITAI Japan, Inc. were selected to work on this development.
■Autonomous general-purpose space robots developed by GITAI
GITAI has already developed a number of autonomous general-purpose robots for space applications and from 2020, have been receiving grant funding from NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) to support efforts to make our robots space rated. In fall of this year (2021), a technology demonstration with the GITAI developed autonomous general-purpose space robot S1, will be conducted on the ISS together with a US commercial space company and NASA. In 2023, GITAI plans to conduct an on-orbit servicing technology demonstration in collaboration with a US commercial space company, and in 2025, similarly on the lunar surface. In addition to tech demos, GITAI has already received orders from several commercial space companies for the development of autonomous general-purpose space robots and are developing robotic solutions specially designed to meet each customer’s needs.
GITAI will continue to develop autonomous general-purpose robots for space applications with the mission of “providing inexpensive and safe means of labor in space”.
– NEDO Grant to support GITAI’s Robots to become Space Rated
https://gitai.tech/en/2020/10/07/gitai-was-selected-by-nedo-for-program-to-support-ventures-for-developing-space-components/
– GITAI’s ISS Onboard Technology
https://gitai.tech/en/2021/06/25/gitai-passes-all-nasa-safety-reviews-for-iss-onboard-demonstration-ready-for-launch-en/
– GITAI’s Robotic Rover for Lunar Operations
https://gitai.tech/en/2021/07/26/gitai-starts-development-of-a-lunar-robotic-rover-and-unveils-the-first-prototype/
■GITAI’s Mission
GITAI is a space robotics startup that aims to provide an inexpensive and safe means of working 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 cities on the Moon and Mars, and space colonies.
They provide the transportation; we provide the work.
They lower the cost of transportation; we lower the cost of work.
■About GITAI
GITAI is developing a general-purpose work robot for space use that can perform the following tasks inexpensively and safely.
1) EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) tasks on space stations
2) Docking, mission extension, repair, and maintenance work for on-orbit servicing (life extension to satellite / space debris removal)
3) Various tasks for lunar exploration and lunar base construction
Company: GITAI Japan, Inc. (Japan HQ) / GITAI USA Inc. (US subsidiary)
CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose
URL：https://gitai.tech/en/
Inquiries: info@gitai.tech
Official Facebook Page
Official Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/GITAI64818084
〈Press Kit〉
GITAI Starts Development of a Lunar Robotic Rover and Unveils the First Prototype
NEWSGITAI Japan, Inc. (Ota-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose), developing versatile robots that conduct tasks in space, has started development of a robotic rover that can carry out lunar exploration and base construction. A video showing the successful ground demonstration of this first prototype is released.
■ The GITAI lunar robotic rover
Recently, the competition for lunar exploration and base development has been accelerated mainly in the U.S. and China, and the demand for robotic labor, which is cheaper and safer than conventional human astronauts, is rapidly increasing.
In response to this growing demand, GITAI has started development of a robotic rover that can perform general-purpose tasks on the Moon such as exploration, mining, inspection, maintenance, assembly, etc.
The capabilities of the GITAI lunar robotic rover’s first prototype have been successfully demonstrated on the ground, and the ground demonstration video can be found
In this ground demonstration, the GITAI lunar robotic rover attempted to conduct high-speed mobility, driving over rough terrain, 3D mapping, mining using a drill, switching between end-effectors (drill —> robotic hand) using the tool changer, and collecting rock samples. The video shows that all tasks were completed successfully.
GITAI will continue to improve the performance of general-purpose tasks and space rating of the lunar robotic rover, aiming to conduct a demonstration on the lunar surface in 2025.
■GITAI’s Mission
GITAI is a space robotics startup that aims to provide an inexpensive and safe means of working 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 cities on the Moon and Mars, and space colonies.
They provide the transportation; we provide the work.
They lower the cost of transportation; we lower the cost of work.
■About GITAI
GITAI is developing a general-purpose work robot for space use that can perform the following tasks inexpensively and safely.
1) EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) tasks on space stations
2) Docking, mission extension, repair, and maintenance work for on-orbit servicing (life extension to satellite / space debris removal)
3) Various tasks for lunar exploration and lunar base construction
Company: GITAI Japan, Inc. (Japan HQ) / GITAI USA Inc. (US subsidiary)
CEO: Mr. Sho Nakanose
URL：https://gitai.tech/en/
Inquiries: info@gitai.tech
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GITAI-1515952648445089/
Official Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/GITAI64818084
〈Press Kit〉