WE PROPOSE A SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION OF MICROGRAVITY LOCOMOTION IN PERIODIC FRAMEWORKS USING MOJO: THE MULTI ORTHOGONAL JAUNTING ROBOT A ROBOTIC SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO TRAVERSE AND INSPECT A REVERSIBLY ASSEMBLED DIGITAL CELLULAR SOLID. WE WILL ASSESS THE IMPACT THAT MICROGRAVITY HAS ON THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION RELIABILITY AND MAXIMUM TRAVERSAL SPEED OF THE ROBOT AND EXPLORE WHAT SPECIFIC ADAPTATIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE ROBOT THAT IMPROVE ITS PERFORMANCE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY OF LARGE SPACE STRUCTURE A KEY MILESTONE IN NASAS ROADMAP FOR SPACE TECHNOLOGY ENABLING LIGHTWEIGHT MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS WHOSE FINAL SIZE CAN FAR EXCEED THE ENVELOPE OF THE LAUNCH VEHICLE IN WHICH IT WAS LAUNCHED.

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cambridge MA

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