ROBO-ONE Technical Conference - How to make a Space Robot

Two and a half months since it was officially announced to fight each other in outer space robot ...... such a vision, such as Gundam "universe tournament ROBO-ONE". Was held in Kawasaki City in three days "ROBO-ONE Technical Conference 8th" for its convention space, a concrete image came into view there is little by little.

Why is the space robot legs?

March 19, was announced at the venue of the 9th ROBO-ONE competition initiative "convention space ROBO-ONE" is something called "space version" of just "ROBO-ONE" Martial Arts of bipedal walking robot. We are aiming to hold in 2010, but likely to be considered a joke without a doubt if it is announced on April 1, representative Terukazu Nishimura Committee ROBO-ONE, the track record in the "cube Sath" satellite ultra-small already involve in the project, such as the University of Tokyo professor Shinichi Nakasuka that, but "serious" considerably.

· ROBO-ONE committee representative Terukazu Nishimura	Sun is finally fighting robot in space

Nishimura, but representative idea of ​​"convention space" from the very beginning that there was, it began to move concrete from one years ago. I visited the laboratory of Professor Nakasuka had succeeded in the development and operation of the cube Sath "(Rhino Four) XI-IV", said the plan already, the answer to the "can" have told me that he came back. Future, but plan to install the technology to do the study in terms of "technical evaluation committee convention space," the chairman to be appointed professor Nakasuka has been appointed.
Many parts of the still under study, but not competition rules was also determined, but for now it works.
Prepared and the first mother ship satellite "ROBO-ONE", such as the supply of power to do this and communicate with the ground. On the other hand, two-legged robot that transforms into a robot is stored in a cubic 10cm, from being released into space. Satellite and robot is connected by a lifeline, will be treated would ring out and stretched it is flipped by the battle. Official site of the convention space to the public because it is a demo movie, the image will grasp a quick look at it. However, "physics" It is tentatively note "which has been ignored" because (representative Nishimura).

Competition rules has been assumed so far	Schedule. Funds already have begun preparation

First question I think everyone is the way, to a zero gravity "feet? Being a" What's that. But I do not need it if you say it Well, and do not need, it thinks (Zeong is ignored this time), anyway "It's such" Even in the translation there is a foot Gundam. Incidentally, the representative had stated that Nishimura is "useless and not a robot can walk on the ground".

For space robotic cube seen from Sat

Professor Nakasuka is, talk about the cube quickly. Was related topics are mainly satellite, know-how make things work properly in space is also useful for space robots of course. Participants were listening to the story of Professor Nakasuka eagerly.

University of Tokyo professor Shinichi Nakasuka	Sath cube of the University of Tokyo

May have been captured in nuance mention that the occasion of the Annual Meeting of the universe of March, that describes the special circumstances, such as radiation, heat and high vacuum, in space, "" difficult ", it is not" Professor and Nakasuka. First to recognize the point of wanting to know the difference is important, that bad, even if the universe has just the thing on the ground. "If the people of the ROBO-ONE, you can only care if you add such a point", and comment on it.
In general, although there may be the image of "cutting edge" and says the way satellite, it is the world actually surprisingly conservative. Be considered first for reliability, CPU is often not validated before the generation number is used. Such as notebook PC will become the standard lithium-ion battery was no longer just being used in a handful of satellite yet. Professor Nakasuka from increasing the size of such problems of the satellite, told me that he was focused on ultra-small satellite into reverse.

Some disadvantages to a large satellite	Small satellites will be convertible concept

One of the features of the cube as the SAT, that you actively recruit consumer products and the like. Space component is guaranteed reliability is expensive, but has become one of the causes of high-cost structure of the industry it is, (in fact, by bicycle to Akihabara students at cheaper And, if the parts like you can buy in Akihabara likely going to buy), neither of which can latest addition performance. For reliability, which can be broken by radiation, etc. but of course, a common idea, come you know the parts which can be used in space by repeating many times.

Specification of the cube Sath "XI" of the University of Tokyo. Of this total, that accounts for about 80% of the overall cost of solar cells	Being developed by universities, such as many other ventures. In XI-V, was also made of the new solar cell experiment of JAXA

Sat in a cube was developed in the laboratory of Professor Nakasuka but are equipped with a camera, this is something we purchase by mail order or the way WEB. Still, even now are operating normally be three years after the launch. Of course, but until then the probability of a problem speaking, you can challenge without fear of a cube he fails quickly.
Also see in the ROBO-ONE robot for space, and electronic components, consumer products safe in the. It happened bit reversal or simply because there is no way to prevent radiation, when you runaway "resetting mechanism" that's required.
The biggest challenge, if the robot is moved, will be, and how to control the attitude. Since there is no ground, of course, and until this is completely different method is needed. Move about, in the satellite thruster, but is commonly used, that it is not too difficult story If you use compressed air. For attitude control, reaction wheel of a small thing would make again. Satellite is also common in the reaction wheel. However, many small satellites that are not used both, to be installed in such a small robot, you need to develop something small and efficient would be certain.

The main challenge that you can use to create a robot for space applications

At the end of the lecture, video transmission from the machine rocket experiment was launched in the "S-310" observation in January this year was introduced. In the experiment that you deploy the antenna is pulled out from the machine machine machine (3) child to a parent, the parent unit and the cordless handset is equipped with a camera, respectively. Although not a robot, reflecting the various scenes, such as passing has a sense of realism, from the audience was also leakage exclamation.

Three cordless handset is released, a mechanism to spread the net. Was deployed at about 110km altitude	Video from the cordless handset base unit, two under two on. May also be seen in the video space competition