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| author | Yamaguchi, Seiko Piotr Vargas, Andres Mora Eisenberg, Till Rogon, Christian Yamamoto, Tatsuya Inoue, Shona Kössl, Christoph Coltin, Brian Smith, Trey Benavides, Jose V. |
| author_facet | Yamaguchi, Seiko Piotr Vargas, Andres Mora Eisenberg, Till Rogon, Christian Yamamoto, Tatsuya Inoue, Shona Kössl, Christoph Coltin, Brian Smith, Trey Benavides, Jose V. |
| contents | Intra-vehicular free-flying robots are anticipated to support various work in human spaceflight while working side-by-side with astronauts. Such example of robots includes NASA's Astrobee, DLR's CIMON, and JAXA's Int-Ball, which are deployed on the International Space Station. This paper presents the first joint analyses of these robot's shared experiences, co-authored by their development and operation team members. Despite the different origins and design philosophies, the development and operations of these platforms encountered various convergences. Hence, this paper presents a detailed overview of these robots, presenting their objectives, design, and onboard operations. Hence, joint lessons learned across the lifecycle are presented, from design to on-orbit operations. These lessons learned are anticipated to serve for future development and research as design recommendations. |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | Free-Flying Crew Cooperative Robots on the ISS: A Joint Review of Astrobee, CIMON, and Int-Ball Operations Yamaguchi, Seiko Piotr Vargas, Andres Mora Eisenberg, Till Rogon, Christian Yamamoto, Tatsuya Inoue, Shona Kössl, Christoph Coltin, Brian Smith, Trey Benavides, Jose V. Robotics Intra-vehicular free-flying robots are anticipated to support various work in human spaceflight while working side-by-side with astronauts. Such example of robots includes NASA's Astrobee, DLR's CIMON, and JAXA's Int-Ball, which are deployed on the International Space Station. This paper presents the first joint analyses of these robot's shared experiences, co-authored by their development and operation team members. Despite the different origins and design philosophies, the development and operations of these platforms encountered various convergences. Hence, this paper presents a detailed overview of these robots, presenting their objectives, design, and onboard operations. Hence, joint lessons learned across the lifecycle are presented, from design to on-orbit operations. These lessons learned are anticipated to serve for future development and research as design recommendations. |
| title | Free-Flying Crew Cooperative Robots on the ISS: A Joint Review of Astrobee, CIMON, and Int-Ball Operations |
| topic | Robotics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.10686 |