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American Android wins NASA 2004 SBIR Phase I funding
Princeton, New Jersey - November 19, 2004 - American Android Corp. has been selected to receive NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I funding for a project entitled "In Situ Training of Robonaut for In-Space Assembly, Maintenance and Servicing." The research contract will be with NASA Johnson Space Center and will be overseen by JSC's Robot Systems Technology Branch.
The six month project will study the feasibility of using American Android FieldTrainer™ Technology to enhance Robonaut's EVA tool-handling capabilities based on astronaut show-and-tell training during a Hubble rescue mission scenario. Educational applications of the technology will also be explored.
Proposal summary
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NASA SBIR program
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