Odetics Dexterous Manipulator

Design Brief  
Lightweight, high-strength, highly dexterous, modular telerobotic arm for on-orbit spacecraft servicing and space-structure assembly
Client/Sponsor
Hardware – Internal Odetics IR&D Project ($750K)
Software & Controls – NASA-JPL SBIR for spacecraft telerobotics ($750K)
Award(s)
Grand Prize, Design News Magazine Excellence In Design Competition 1992
Designed & Built
1990-1991 for Odetics Incorporated, Advanced Intelligent Machines Division


Features


Operating Position


Stowed Position (inverted)

Shoulder Module (exploded)

Upper Arm Roll Module (exploded assembly)

Shoulder Output Ring Gear with Integral Torque-sensing Tension/Compression Beams and Stabilization Flexures

Wrist Output Ring Gear with Integral Torque-sensing Tension/Compression Beams and Stabilization Flexures