New robots support space exploration

NASA is working with the Human Intelligence and Research Institute (IHMC) in Florida to develop an outer robot skeleton for cosmonautics.

The new robot, called the X1, weighs in at about 57 pounds, can be worn on the human body to support or restrict movement in the joints. The device is also used as an exercise machine in space, providing resistance to foot movements.

The X1 is padded around the shoulders and in the legs, with 10 degrees of freedom, matching four hip and knee joints, and six joints in passive positions, allowing the wearer to step up, move and bend his legs. At the same time, X1 also has many adjustments that allow users to use different ways.

New robot bones help astronauts
In complex terrain (Photo: Kalkion.com)

In addition to making fitness equipment to improve crew health on board space ships for a time in the asteroid or Mars, the lightweight X1 can protect the crew in the state. Measuring, recording and providing real-time data for flight control from the ground helps physicians better grasp the health of the crew.

The X1 can also give power to astronauts when it scatters on the surface of distant planets. Not only that, with pedestrian-assisted technology, the X1 opens the potential for torque to allow astronauts to travel in complex terrains, as well as Application rehabilitation.