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 will mount its autonomous, 1.5-meter-long dual robotic arm system S2 on the Bishop Airlock module funded by Nanoracks.
GITAI Japan, Inc. develops general-purpose robots for space applications.
The GITAI autonomous robot demonstrated ISAM activities inside the 8m TVAC chamber at JAXA’s Tsukuba Space Center from February 7 to 11, 2022.
By 2040, GITAI aims to be an equal partner with leading space launch companies, providing labor for building space colonies and cities on the Moon and Mars.
GITAI's radiation test involved proton energy levels of 70MeV or 200MeV with a fluence of 1 × 10^11 p/cm^2 and a flux between 1×10^6 to 1×10^8 p/cm^2/s.
The TVAC test for GITAI's robot was conducted at a vacuum level of 1 × 10^-6 Pa and temperatures ranging from -40°C to +75°C.
The GITAI developed ISAM robotic arm system successfully conducted assembly tasks, including putting together a solar panel and performing an orbital replacement unit (ORU) exchange.
The thermostatic chamber test for GITAI's robot operated at low temperatures of -60°C and high temperatures of +90°C.
In February 2022, the GITAI robot successfully conducted various tasks inside the JAXA 8m thermal vacuum (TVAC) chamber.
GITAI developed a robot module that can conduct various tasks in harsh space environments.
GITAI has conducted environmental testing of its robot module under conditions that simulate the LEO environment.
The vibration test for GITAI's robot occurred within the frequency range of 20 to 2000 Hz with an overall vibration of 24.4 Grms.
The GITAI robotic system operated flawlessly throughout a 14-hour endurance test.
Nanoracks collaborated with GITAI in 2020 to demonstrate a GITAI robotic arm executing tasks inside the Bishop Airlock.
The GITAI robotic arm demonstration in Bishop was completed in 2021.
The GITAI lunar robotic rover R1 conducted a Lunar Resource Extraction Test to collect regolith from the lunar surface.
The GITAI lunar robotic rover R1 successfully conducted numerous tasks and mobility operations at JAXA’s Sagamihara Campus in December 2021.
GITAI has developed an advanced lunar robotic rover called R1 that can perform general-purpose tasks on the moon.
The GITAI lunar robotic rover R1 has the mobility to drive over rocks a few dozen centimeters in size.
The GITAI lunar robotic rover R1 successfully completed a Drive, Mobility, and Obstacle Clearance Test on a mock lunar surface.