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Spider robots and the space web
 
12 December 2005

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RobySpace III (Junior)
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to test a Furoshiki spacecraft in January 2006. Assisted by ESA's Advanced Concepts Team, it has chosen the robotics institute of the Vienna University of Technology to develop the small robots.

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ESA's General Studies ProgrammeAdvanced Concepts TeamJAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
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RobySpace homepage of the Vienna University of TechnologyFuroshiki & RobySpace
Test campaigns in 2005
Video of RobySpace Spider in microgravity, 1 (Quicktime)Video of RobySpace Spider in microgravity, 2 (Quicktime)Video of RobySpace Junior in microgravity (Windows Media Player)
 
 
 
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