Episode 150
150: Undersea grippers and in-space assembly with Dr. Backus
Spacepod · Carrie Nugent
May 5, 201922m 44s
Show Notes
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.