Following the successful demonstration outside the ISS, GITAI is set to further accelerate the in-house development of a robotic satellite for on-orbit services, with the aim of commencing on-orbit servicing by 2026.
TORRANCE, Calif. – (March 19, 2024) — GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), a leading space robotics startup headquartered in Los Angeles, USA, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of all planned tasks in an external demonstration focusing on in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM). These tasks are crucial for on-orbit satellite servicing and were accomplished using a 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) outside the International Space Station (ISS). This milestone marks GITAI’s second successful demonstration, following an earlier demonstration inside the ISS in 2021.
About the Demonstration
GITAI’s goal is to offer on-orbit satellite servicing in both Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The company is actively developing in-house robotic satellites capable of performing tasks such as rendezvous, docking, inspection, de-orbiting, and life extension services for customer satellites. In this external demonstration at the ISS, the GITAI 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) successfully executed all planned in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) tasks outside the ISS Bishop Airlock. Although all tasks for this demonstration have been completed, reliability evaluation tests will continue for the remaining five months of the six-month demonstration period.
Below is a list of tasks performed by GITAI robots during this demonstration.
With the successful demonstration outside the ISS, the GITAI 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2), developed by GITAI with all major components manufactured in-house, has attained NASA’s Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7, confirming that the technology is fully operational in space. Moreover, the demonstration’s success has shown that GITAI’s inchworm type robotic arm, sharing many major components with the S2 system, also achieves NASA TRL7 equivalence.
Leveraging the success of this external demonstration, we are poised to accelerate the in-house development of a robotic satellite for on-orbit services, aiming to begin providing on-orbit servicing in 2026.
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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https://gitai.tech/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/01_S2robot_small.jpg10051280gitaitechhttps://gitai.tech/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/gitai-logo.svggitaitech2024-03-19 22:00:002025-05-06 15:12:03GITAI Completes Fully Successful Technology Demonstration Outside the ISS
In collaboration with KDDI to establish a robust communications infrastructure on the moon by the late 2020’s
TORRANCE, Calif. – (March 5, 2024) — GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), the world’s leading space robotics startup, today announced a significant milestone in lunar infrastructure construction technology. In a groundbreaking demonstration and a “first of its kind,” GITAI successfully demonstrated its robotics technology for constructing a 5-meter-high communication tower in an environment simulating the lunar surface. The project was spearheaded by GITAI in collaboration with its customer, KDDI Corporation, one of Japan’s largest telecommunications operators.
The demonstration was conducted only using GITAI’s products, including (1) Lunar Rover and (3) Inchworm robots equipped with “grapple end-effectors” on both ends of the arm, enabling a wide range of tasks necessary for construction.
The ground demonstration video of communication tower construction using multiple robots
Key highlights from the demonstration
In this technological demonstration, GITAI successfully accomplished the following three tasks for the lunar communication tower autonomously:
On a desert simulating the lunar surface, GITAI’s Lunar Rover and 3 x Inchworm Robots constructed a 5-meter communication tower.
The same combination of the robots connected the communication antenna* to the apex of the tower. Also, connected power cables and the energization were confirmed.
The same combination of the robots proceeded to detach the antenna and disassemble the tower. This activity was designed to simulate maintenance operations essential for sustainable lunar city development.
*In this collaboration, KDDI provided the specifications and insights for their mobile phone base station on Earth, and GITAI developed the communication antenna optimized for robotic construction.
About GITAI’s products
To achieve the scalability of the robotics task capability, GITAI identified the general-purpose Inchworm Robot and Rover Robot as a minimum unit, and the combination can realize the scalability. GITAI’s robots can operate in a 1G environment, allowing for extensive testing and evaluation on Earth before deploying their robots in space. This concept was selected for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study in December 2023.
The demonstration proved the broad applicability of GITAI’s robotics technology and its combination, verifying that the company’s robots possess the essential capabilities required for scalable lunar urban development for construction, inspection, and maintenance services not only for telecommunication towers but for all other lunar infrastructure development projects, including in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) plants, power towers, launch pads, and more.
GITAI is also actively working for the improvement of the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and is currently undergoing an external in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) tech-demo onboard the Space Station (ISS) with the company’s 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2). By demonstrating the S2, a robot that embodies the essence of GITAI’s robotics technology, incorporating the same fundamental technology used in the company’s innovative Inchworm Robot and Lunar Rover, GITAI aims to achieve (TRL) 7. In June 2023, GITAI also successfully completed lunar environment testing for the major components of their in-house developed lunar Inch-worm type robotic arm.
For more information about this groundbreaking project and our future plans for lunar exploration, please visit gitai.tech.
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.
About KDDI
KDDI is a leading telecommunications company in Japan with over 65 million customers. For consumers, KDDI provides reliable cellular service in Japan, Myanmar, and Mongolia. For businesses, KDDI offers loT integration in over 22 million connected cars worldwide, and global data center solutions through their Telehouse brands. Furthermore, expanding beyond telecom, KDDI focuses on sustainability, finance, energy, and DX, Life Transformation, while promoting space, mobility, healthcare, and education as “Satellite Growth Strategy”. KDDI, with the vision of “Enhancing the Power to Connect”, will create a truly connected society by leveraging 5G and upcoming technologies and services. For more information, visit https://www.kddi.com/english/
TORRANCE, Calif. – (Feb. 1, 2024) — GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), the world’s leading space robotics startup, is pleased to announce that its 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) has successfully arrived today to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (NG-20) to conduct an external demonstration of in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) while onboard the ISS. The success of the S2 tech-demo will be a major milestone for GITAI, confirming the feasibility of this technology as a fully operational system in space.
The S2 is a robot that embodies the essence of GITAI’s robotics technology, incorporating the same fundamental technology used in the company’s innovative Inchworm Robot and Lunar Rover. During the demonstration, the S2 dual robotic arm system will be mounted external to the ISS on the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock and will perform on-orbit services, including maintenance, inspection, and life-extension operations for satellites.
“It was a thrilling experience watching S2 launch on the SpaceX (NG-20) mission and successfully dock at the Space Station for GITAI’s second demonstration,” said Sho Nakanose, Founder and CEO of GITAI. “We’re actively developing a spacecraft capable of performing rendezvous, repair, inspection, and life extension services for customers’ satellites, and this tech-demo will confirm the feasibility of our core technology for the ISAM services we’re looking to offer commercial and government customers.”
GITAI successfully passed the NASA safety reviews last August (2023) as a requirement for S2’s external tech-demo set to take place onboard the ISS expected in Q1 2024. By demonstrating this technology in space, GITAI aims to achieve Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7 and establish ISAM capabilities.
The S2 is the second demonstration mission for GITAI onboard the ISS. In 2021, GITAI successfully completed a technology demonstration of its S1 autonomous space robot and succeeded in executing two tasks: assembling structures and panels for In-Space Assembly (ISA), and operating switches & cables for Intra-Vehicular Activity (IVA).
To learn more about GITAI, future missions and space robotics capabilities, 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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GITAI Completes Fully Successful Technology Demonstration Outside the ISS
NEWSFollowing the successful demonstration outside the ISS, GITAI is set to further accelerate the in-house development of a robotic satellite for on-orbit services, with the aim of commencing on-orbit servicing by 2026.
TORRANCE, Calif. – (March 19, 2024) — GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), a leading space robotics startup headquartered in Los Angeles, USA, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of all planned tasks in an external demonstration focusing on in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM). These tasks are crucial for on-orbit satellite servicing and were accomplished using a 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) outside the International Space Station (ISS). This milestone marks GITAI’s second successful demonstration, following an earlier demonstration inside the ISS in 2021.
About the Demonstration
GITAI’s goal is to offer on-orbit satellite servicing in both Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The company is actively developing in-house robotic satellites capable of performing tasks such as rendezvous, docking, inspection, de-orbiting, and life extension services for customer satellites. In this external demonstration at the ISS, the GITAI 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) successfully executed all planned in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) tasks outside the ISS Bishop Airlock. Although all tasks for this demonstration have been completed, reliability evaluation tests will continue for the remaining five months of the six-month demonstration period.
Below is a list of tasks performed by GITAI robots during this demonstration.
With the successful demonstration outside the ISS, the GITAI 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2), developed by GITAI with all major components manufactured in-house, has attained NASA’s Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7, confirming that the technology is fully operational in space. Moreover, the demonstration’s success has shown that GITAI’s inchworm type robotic arm, sharing many major components with the S2 system, also achieves NASA TRL7 equivalence.
Leveraging the success of this external demonstration, we are poised to accelerate the in-house development of a robotic satellite for on-orbit services, aiming to begin providing on-orbit servicing in 2026.
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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
URL: https://gitai.tech/
Contact Us: info@gitai.tech
GITAI Successfully Demonstrates Robotics Construction Capabilities for Lunar Communications Towers
NEWSIn collaboration with KDDI to establish a robust communications infrastructure on the moon by the late 2020’s
TORRANCE, Calif. – (March 5, 2024) — GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), the world’s leading space robotics startup, today announced a significant milestone in lunar infrastructure construction technology. In a groundbreaking demonstration and a “first of its kind,” GITAI successfully demonstrated its robotics technology for constructing a 5-meter-high communication tower in an environment simulating the lunar surface. The project was spearheaded by GITAI in collaboration with its customer, KDDI Corporation, one of Japan’s largest telecommunications operators.
The demonstration was conducted only using GITAI’s products, including (1) Lunar Rover and (3) Inchworm robots equipped with “grapple end-effectors” on both ends of the arm, enabling a wide range of tasks necessary for construction.
The ground demonstration video of communication tower construction using multiple robots
Key highlights from the demonstration
In this technological demonstration, GITAI successfully accomplished the following three tasks for the lunar communication tower autonomously:
*In this collaboration, KDDI provided the specifications and insights for their mobile phone base station on Earth, and GITAI developed the communication antenna optimized for robotic construction.
About GITAI’s products
To achieve the scalability of the robotics task capability, GITAI identified the general-purpose Inchworm Robot and Rover Robot as a minimum unit, and the combination can realize the scalability. GITAI’s robots can operate in a 1G environment, allowing for extensive testing and evaluation on Earth before deploying their robots in space. This concept was selected for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study in December 2023.
The demonstration proved the broad applicability of GITAI’s robotics technology and its combination, verifying that the company’s robots possess the essential capabilities required for scalable lunar urban development for construction, inspection, and maintenance services not only for telecommunication towers but for all other lunar infrastructure development projects, including in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) plants, power towers, launch pads, and more.
GITAI is also actively working for the improvement of the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and is currently undergoing an external in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) tech-demo onboard the Space Station (ISS) with the company’s 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2). By demonstrating the S2, a robot that embodies the essence of GITAI’s robotics technology, incorporating the same fundamental technology used in the company’s innovative Inchworm Robot and Lunar Rover, GITAI aims to achieve (TRL) 7. In June 2023, GITAI also successfully completed lunar environment testing for the major components of their in-house developed lunar Inch-worm type robotic arm.
For more information about this groundbreaking project and our future plans for lunar exploration, please visit gitai.tech.
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.
About KDDI
KDDI is a leading telecommunications company in Japan with over 65 million customers. For consumers, KDDI provides reliable cellular service in Japan, Myanmar, and Mongolia. For businesses, KDDI offers loT integration in over 22 million connected cars worldwide, and global data center solutions through their Telehouse brands. Furthermore, expanding beyond telecom, KDDI focuses on sustainability, finance, energy, and DX, Life Transformation, while promoting space, mobility, healthcare, and education as “Satellite Growth Strategy”. KDDI, with the vision of “Enhancing the Power to Connect”, will create a truly connected society by leveraging 5G and upcoming technologies and services. For more information, visit https://www.kddi.com/english/
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GITAI Autonomous Robotic Arm Arrives at Space Station to Conduct ISAM External Tech-Demo
NEWSFollowing a successful SpaceX (NG-20) Launch
TORRANCE, Calif. – (Feb. 1, 2024) — GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), the world’s leading space robotics startup, is pleased to announce that its 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) has successfully arrived today to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (NG-20) to conduct an external demonstration of in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) while onboard the ISS. The success of the S2 tech-demo will be a major milestone for GITAI, confirming the feasibility of this technology as a fully operational system in space.
The S2 is a robot that embodies the essence of GITAI’s robotics technology, incorporating the same fundamental technology used in the company’s innovative Inchworm Robot and Lunar Rover. During the demonstration, the S2 dual robotic arm system will be mounted external to the ISS on the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock and will perform on-orbit services, including maintenance, inspection, and life-extension operations for satellites.
“It was a thrilling experience watching S2 launch on the SpaceX (NG-20) mission and successfully dock at the Space Station for GITAI’s second demonstration,” said Sho Nakanose, Founder and CEO of GITAI. “We’re actively developing a spacecraft capable of performing rendezvous, repair, inspection, and life extension services for customers’ satellites, and this tech-demo will confirm the feasibility of our core technology for the ISAM services we’re looking to offer commercial and government customers.”
GITAI successfully passed the NASA safety reviews last August (2023) as a requirement for S2’s external tech-demo set to take place onboard the ISS expected in Q1 2024. By demonstrating this technology in space, GITAI aims to achieve Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7 and establish ISAM capabilities.
The S2 is the second demonstration mission for GITAI onboard the ISS. In 2021, GITAI successfully completed a technology demonstration of its S1 autonomous space robot and succeeded in executing two tasks: assembling structures and panels for In-Space Assembly (ISA), and operating switches & cables for Intra-Vehicular Activity (IVA).
To learn more about GITAI, future missions and space robotics capabilities, 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.
CEO: Sho Nakanose
URL: https://gitai.tech/
Contact Us: info@gitai.tech