GITAI is a U.S.-based space robotics company founded in 2016 that aims to provide safe and affordable labor in space. They develop advanced robotic systems, including robotic arms, satellites, and lunar rovers, for on-orbit services and lunar infrastructure construction. GITAI has established partnerships with organizations like JAXA and has secured contracts with U.S. government agencies such as DARPA, focusing on national security missions. The company's technologies are designed to help build and maintain satellites, space stations, lunar bases, and cities on Mars.
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GITAI is actively developing space robotics by applying technologies obtained from its successful technical demonstration in the ISS and planning an extra-vehicular technical demonstration outside the ISS in 2023.
Dr. Nakanishi, Chief Robotics Officer at GITAI, will make a speech at the Japan-US Innovation Awards ceremony on July 14 at Stanford University.
GITAI first demonstrated their robotic technology on board the ISS in 2021 in collaboration with Nanoracks.
GITAI Japan Inc. has been selected as the Innovation Showcase Company in the Japan-US Innovation Awards co-sponsored by the Japan Society of Northern California and the Stanford University US–Asia Technology Management Center.
GITAI opened a US headquarters office in Los Angeles, CA, and announced a recruitment drive to support the expansion of its US business.
GITAI plans to provide In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing capabilities to US private space stations and orbital services providers.
GITAI successfully tested their autonomous robot in JAXA's 8m class thermal vacuum chamber in February 2023.
GITAI completed a technology demonstration of an autonomous space robot executing various tasks inside the International Space Station using the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock.
GITAI is working with JAXA and Toyota to develop a crewed pressurized rover for the Moon’s surface.
Sho Nakanose is the founder and CEO of GITAI.
GITAI's autonomous robot reached NASA’s Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 following ground system tests.
GITAI is developing a robotic arm for a manned pressurized rover named 'LUNAR CRUISER' for mobility on the Moon in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation.
GITAI's Lunar Robotic Rover R1 conducted a successful demonstration at JAXA’s Mock Lunar Surface Environment.
GITAI's autonomous robot will execute In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing tasks in the vacuum of space during the 2023 demonstration.
GITAI and Nanoracks announced their partnership for the 2023 demonstration, emphasizing applications in space including on-orbit servicing and lunar exploration.
GITAI's autonomous robot has a 1.5m-long dual robotic arm system named 'S2'.
GITAI opened its U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles on 2022-06-22.
GITAI has contracted various customer missions based on the space-proven technology acquired through its space demonstrations, including joint development with Toyota and orders from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.
GITAI aims to achieve TRL Level 7 by demonstrating their technology in space.
GITAI will demonstrate the capabilities of their autonomous robot mounted external to the International Space Station (ISS) on the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock in 2023.