Autonomous Manipulation

Our Mission:

1. Enable robots to dexterously manipulate known and unknown objects in a manner that is robust to unmodelled and variable environmental conditions.
2. Enable robots in space and on the surface of the Moon and Mars to execute manipulation tasks autonomously for long periods of time.
3. Reduce the necessity of mission overseers being in a cognitive loop with robots during a manipulation task.

Key Personnel:

PI: Rodney Brooks
Co-PI: Roderic Grupen
Co-PI: Robert Ambrose

Welcome to the MIT website for the NASA affiliated robotics project on Autonomous Manipulation Capabilities for Space and Surface Operations. It is a collaborative effort with the Johnson Space Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the Australian Commonwealth, Scientific, and Industrial Research Organization.

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