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150: Undersea grippers and in-space assembly with Dr. Backus
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Dr Spencer Backus talks about his work at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He explains the complexities of trying to design hands for robots. An example of a robot hand is the undersea gripper he worked on, which looks like "an angry starfish." He also talks about the benefits and challenges of in-space assembly of spacecraft.
Released:
May 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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