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The Orbital Robotics Laboratory supports a large number of ESA and external projects. Many of the technologies intended for ESA missions have been assessed, prototyped and integrated in the Lab.
Support to ESA activities
Additionally the lab also supports ESA internal activities such as CDF studies or research collaboration activities with other European institutes. Currently the lab has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French and German Space Agencies (CNES and DLR) and with the Robotics Institute for Research of Bremen DFKI.
Finally the lab also enables more efficient development of ESA TRP/GSTP/GSP activities by allowing to use its equipment and facilities by industrial partners in charge of the activities. Lab rover prototypes or instrumentation equipment has been provided in several ocassions.
