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PODCAST Episode Four: Grippers in Space with Jordi Artigas, German Aerospace Center

Emmet Cole
by Emmet Cole.
Posted on Dec 28, 2015 7:00 AM. 1 min read time

Our guest in this podcast is Jordi Artigas, Head of the Telemanipulation Group at the German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) Robotics & Mechatronics Center (RMC).

RTEmagicC_jordi_artigas_spaceJustin_DLR.jpg_1.jpgArtigas and colleagues have been working on a teleoperated system that could help solve the problem of space junk caused by defunct and malfunctioning satellites. 

Artigas talks about the problem of space junk, in orbit satellite servicing, why his team chose a Robotiq gripper, and much more. 

For more background on the work of Artigas' team, check out this previous blog entry.



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Emmet Cole
Written by Emmet Cole
A freelance robotics writer since 2006, Emmet is an Economist contributor, and a regular contributor to Robotics Business Review and Robotics Trends. His writing on robots has also appeared in Wired, BBC Future, BBC Focus magazine, Space Quarterly, and numerous other outlets.
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