TORRANCE, Calif. – (Oct 23, 2024) — GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), the world’s leading space robotics startup, is pleased to announce that GITAI’s Inchworm-type Robot Arm has successfully passed all tests and achieved Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL6) following an integrated test conducted in a thermal vacuum chamber simulating the lunar South Pole environment.
To reduce the cost of space operations by 100 times, GITAI is developing robotic satellites for on-orbit services, lunar robotic rovers for infrastructure construction, and inchworm-type robotic arms that can be used in both areas. All of these technologies are being developed in-house.
As the final stage of our lunar environment testing, we conducted an integrated test of the GITAI Inchworm-type Robot Arm in a thermal vacuum chamber simulating the lunar South Pole.
During the test, the GITAI Inchworm-type Robot Arm operated continuously, simulating extreme temperature variations from the intense cold of permanently shadowed regions to the warmer temperatures experienced during lunar daytime.
Power was primarily supplied by four wireless power transmission systems installed around the chamber. At the lowest temperatures, the environment reached -140℃, and the vacuum level was less than 1E-5 Torr. We also tested the robot’s ability to operate solely on battery power in the event of a power failure.
Even under these extreme conditions, the GITAI Inchworm-type Robot Arm successfully performed continuous inchworm-type locomotion for 29 hours, covering a distance of approximately one mile (1,503 steps).
Additionally, we conducted an experiment simulating the docking of a target satellite for on-orbit servicing. The robot arm successfully attached a dedicated end effector using its tool changer function and captured the target satellite’s separation ring.
Through these integrated tests in the thermal vacuum chamber simulating the lunar South Pole, the GITAI Inchworm-type Robot Arm has now reached TRL6.
GITAI will continue to improve the TRL of its products, aiming to carry out a variety of tasks through the provision of on-orbit services and lunar infrastructure construction, with the ultimate goal of reducing the cost of space operations by 100 times.
For more information about this groundbreaking project and our future plans for lunar exploration, please visit gitai.tech.
GITAI aims to reduce the cost of labor in space by 100 times, thereby providing a safe and affordable means of work in space. GITAI operates in two business areas: on-orbit services and lunar infrastructure construction. For more on GITAI’s products, services, and upcoming missions, visit gitai.tech.
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TORRANCE, Calif. – (Sep 26, 2024) — GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), the world’s leading space robotics startup, is pleased to announce that GITAI has relocated its headquarters to a new office that is more than four times the size of its previous location, supporting its business growth and increasing space robot production capacity. The new headquarters office is located in Torrance, California, the same city as the previous office.
the Introduction Video of the New Office on YouTube
The new facility includes a Mission Control Room for the GITAI satellite, a Simulated Regolith Chamber for lunar environmental testing, an Endurance Test Area for the Inchworm Robot (Arm Farm), a Dynamics Simulation System for rendezvous and docking, a Demonstration Development Area, a floating spacecraft simulation system, a workshop area, a walk-in thermal chamber, a thermal vacuum chamber, an environmental test area, a clean room for flight model spacecraft testing and assembly, a controlled assembly area, an avionics testing area, office space, and meeting rooms.
GITAI is developing a comprehensive range of robotic satellites for on-orbit services, as well as lunar rovers and inchworm-type robotic arms for lunar infrastructure construction, with the goal of reducing space labor costs by 100 times. In late 2023, GITAI relocated its headquarters from Japan to the U.S., and all non-U.S. management team members obtained permanent residency, officially transforming the company into a U.S.-based entity. Since then, we have expanded our space robotics business and production capabilities in the U.S. space and defense markets. Key achievements include selection for NASA’s SBIR program, orders from DARPA, successful technology demonstrations outside the ISS, AS9100 certification, and compliance with NIST SP800-171 standards.
With the expansion of its space robot manufacturing base, GITAI aims to further increase production capacity and strengthen its presence in the U.S. space and defense markets.
For more information about this groundbreaking project and our future plans for lunar exploration, please visit gitai.tech.
GITAI aims to reduce the cost of labor in space by 100 times, thereby providing a safe and affordable means of work in space. GITAI operates in two business areas: on-orbit services and lunar infrastructure construction. For more on GITAI’s products, services, and upcoming missions, visit gitai.tech.
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Company: GITAI USA Inc. (Headquarters) / GITAI Japan, Inc. (Japan Subsidiary) CEO: Sho Nakanose URL: https://gitai.tech/ Contact Us: info@gitai.tech
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TORRANCE, Calif. – (June 13, 2024) — GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), the world’s leading space robotics startup, is pleased to announce that GITAI has been selected for NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 program.
The NASA SBIR Phase 1 project, titled “Assembly and Outfitting of Tall Truss-Based Power Towers,” aims to build tall truss-based towers on the Moon using autonomous lunar robots. These towers can serve as communication antennas and solar panels.
Through the NASA SBIR “Assembly and Outfitting of Tall Truss-Based Power Towers” project, GITAI will accelerate the research and development of lunar autonomous robots capable of constructing infrastructure such as communication antennas and solar panels on the Moon.
For more information about this groundbreaking project and our future plans for lunar exploration, please visit gitai.tech.
GITAI aims to reduce the cost of labor in space by 100 times, thereby providing a safe and affordable means of work in space. GITAI operates in two business areas: on-orbit services and lunar infrastructure construction. For more on GITAI’s products, services, and upcoming missions, visit gitai.tech.
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Company: GITAI USA Inc. (Headquarters) / GITAI Japan, Inc. (Japan Subsidiary) CEO: Sho Nakanose URL: https://gitai.tech/ Contact Us: info@gitai.tech
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GITAI’s Inchworm-Type Robotic Arm Achieves TRL6 in a Thermal Vacuum Chamber Test Simulating the Lunar South Pole Environment
NEWSTORRANCE, Calif. – (Oct 23, 2024) — GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), the world’s leading space robotics startup, is pleased to announce that GITAI’s Inchworm-type Robot Arm has successfully passed all tests and achieved Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL6) following an integrated test conducted in a thermal vacuum chamber simulating the lunar South Pole environment.
To reduce the cost of space operations by 100 times, GITAI is developing robotic satellites for on-orbit services, lunar robotic rovers for infrastructure construction, and inchworm-type robotic arms that can be used in both areas. All of these technologies are being developed in-house.
In August of this year, we relocated our Los Angeles headquarters and space robot manufacturing facility to a new location, which is more than four times larger than our previous office, to expand our production capacity. We have also been conducting various environmental tests simulating lunar conditions, including regolith tests in our in-house regolith chamber.
As the final stage of our lunar environment testing, we conducted an integrated test of the GITAI Inchworm-type Robot Arm in a thermal vacuum chamber simulating the lunar South Pole.
During the test, the GITAI Inchworm-type Robot Arm operated continuously, simulating extreme temperature variations from the intense cold of permanently shadowed regions to the warmer temperatures experienced during lunar daytime.
Power was primarily supplied by four wireless power transmission systems installed around the chamber. At the lowest temperatures, the environment reached -140℃, and the vacuum level was less than 1E-5 Torr. We also tested the robot’s ability to operate solely on battery power in the event of a power failure.
Even under these extreme conditions, the GITAI Inchworm-type Robot Arm successfully performed continuous inchworm-type locomotion for 29 hours, covering a distance of approximately one mile (1,503 steps).
Additionally, we conducted an experiment simulating the docking of a target satellite for on-orbit servicing. The robot arm successfully attached a dedicated end effector using its tool changer function and captured the target satellite’s separation ring.
Through these integrated tests in the thermal vacuum chamber simulating the lunar South Pole, the GITAI Inchworm-type Robot Arm has now reached TRL6.
Moreover, GITAI’s S2 robotic arm, which was successfully demonstrated outside the ISS earlier this year, has already achieved TRL7. Since the Inchworm-type Robot Arm shares 80% of its core components with the S2 robotic arm, it is also considered TRL7 for low-Earth orbit operations.
GITAI will continue to improve the TRL of its products, aiming to carry out a variety of tasks through the provision of on-orbit services and lunar infrastructure construction, with the ultimate goal of reducing the cost of space operations by 100 times.
For more information about this groundbreaking project and our future plans for lunar exploration, please visit gitai.tech.
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About GITAI
GITAI aims to reduce the cost of labor in space by 100 times, thereby providing a safe and affordable means of work in space. GITAI operates in two business areas: on-orbit services and lunar infrastructure construction. For more on GITAI’s products, services, and upcoming missions, visit gitai.tech.
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Company: GITAI USA Inc. (Headquarters) / GITAI Japan, Inc. (Japan Subsidiary)
CEO: Sho Nakanose
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Email: info@gitai.tech
GITAI Expands Headquarters Office in LA
NEWSTORRANCE, Calif. – (Sep 26, 2024) — GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), the world’s leading space robotics startup, is pleased to announce that GITAI has relocated its headquarters to a new office that is more than four times the size of its previous location, supporting its business growth and increasing space robot production capacity. The new headquarters office is located in Torrance, California, the same city as the previous office.
New headquarters address: 3305 Kashiwa, Torrance, CA, 90505
The new facility includes a Mission Control Room for the GITAI satellite, a Simulated Regolith Chamber for lunar environmental testing, an Endurance Test Area for the Inchworm Robot (Arm Farm), a Dynamics Simulation System for rendezvous and docking, a Demonstration Development Area, a floating spacecraft simulation system, a workshop area, a walk-in thermal chamber, a thermal vacuum chamber, an environmental test area, a clean room for flight model spacecraft testing and assembly, a controlled assembly area, an avionics testing area, office space, and meeting rooms.
This move follows the establishment of its U.S. office in 2022, the transfer of its headquarters and all manufacturing operations to the U.S. by the end of 2023, and the acquisition of permanent residency for all non-U.S. management team members. The expansion is aimed at enhancing GITAI’s business operations, space robot design, and production capabilities in the U.S., while also boosting employment.
GITAI is developing a comprehensive range of robotic satellites for on-orbit services, as well as lunar rovers and inchworm-type robotic arms for lunar infrastructure construction, with the goal of reducing space labor costs by 100 times. In late 2023, GITAI relocated its headquarters from Japan to the U.S., and all non-U.S. management team members obtained permanent residency, officially transforming the company into a U.S.-based entity. Since then, we have expanded our space robotics business and production capabilities in the U.S. space and defense markets. Key achievements include selection for NASA’s SBIR program, orders from DARPA, successful technology demonstrations outside the ISS, AS9100 certification, and compliance with NIST SP800-171 standards.
With the expansion of its space robot manufacturing base, GITAI aims to further increase production capacity and strengthen its presence in the U.S. space and defense markets.
For more information about this groundbreaking project and our future plans for lunar exploration, please visit gitai.tech.
< Press Kit >
About GITAI
GITAI aims to reduce the cost of labor in space by 100 times, thereby providing a safe and affordable means of work in space. GITAI operates in two business areas: on-orbit services and lunar infrastructure construction. For more on GITAI’s products, services, and upcoming missions, visit gitai.tech.
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Company: GITAI USA Inc. (Headquarters) / GITAI Japan, Inc. (Japan Subsidiary)
CEO: Sho Nakanose
URL: https://gitai.tech/
Contact Us: info@gitai.tech
GITAI Announces Selection for NASA SBIR
NEWSTORRANCE, Calif. – (June 13, 2024) — GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), the world’s leading space robotics startup, is pleased to announce that GITAI has been selected for NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 program.
The NASA SBIR Phase 1 project, titled “Assembly and Outfitting of Tall Truss-Based Power Towers,” aims to build tall truss-based towers on the Moon using autonomous lunar robots. These towers can serve as communication antennas and solar panels.
Prior to this contract, GITAI has been developing a lunar robotic rover and an inchworm-type robotic arm capable of building lunar infrastructure. GITAI has also been awarded the 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to build lunar infrastructure using the GITAI lunar robot.
In March of this year, GITAI successfully demonstrated the construction of a 5-meter tower using its lunar robotic rover and inchworm-type robotic arm in the Mojave Desert, proving that tower construction by an autonomous robot is feasible in a gravity environment.
In addition to testing the task performance of its lunar autonomous robots, GITAI has been continuously conducting environmental tests and evaluations of safety and reliability. In the external demonstration at the ISS in March this year, GITAI’s dual-arm autonomous robot successfully performed all planned operations outside the ISS. The robot arm, with all components developed in-house by GITAI, has reached NASA’s Technology Readiness Level 7 (TRL7).
GITAI is also actively engaged in lunar environmental tests, aiming to develop a lunar autonomous robot capable of building infrastructure on the Moon.
Through the NASA SBIR “Assembly and Outfitting of Tall Truss-Based Power Towers” project, GITAI will accelerate the research and development of lunar autonomous robots capable of constructing infrastructure such as communication antennas and solar panels on the Moon.
For more information about this groundbreaking project and our future plans for lunar exploration, please visit gitai.tech.
< Press Kit >
About GITAI
GITAI aims to reduce the cost of labor in space by 100 times, thereby providing a safe and affordable means of work in space. GITAI operates in two business areas: on-orbit services and lunar infrastructure construction. For more on GITAI’s products, services, and upcoming missions, visit gitai.tech.
Media Contact
Company: GITAI USA Inc. (Headquarters) / GITAI Japan, Inc. (Japan Subsidiary)
CEO: Sho Nakanose
URL: https://gitai.tech/
Contact Us: info@gitai.tech