Armed with a reputation as the world leader in space robotics, Canada's MD Robotics is making its mark in the largest and most ambitious space programme since the Apollo Moon landings.
Following its success with Canadarm, the robot manipulator used on Space Shuttle flights, the company has been commissioned to develop Canadarm 2 as the Canadian Government's contribution to the International Space Station. Acting as a mobile servicing system, it will be critical to the assembly and maintenance of the station.
"It will be larger and lighter than the original Canadarm and has been designed so that it can be maintained in space, never needing to come back to Earth," says MD Robotics' Cheryl Prince.
The Mobile Servicing System destined for the International Space Station comprises the 17m-long arm, a mobile base and a two-armed robot called the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator. A scale model of the whole structure can be seen in Hall 5, Stand B19.
Source: Flight Daily News
