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 undergoing an external in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing tech-demo onboard the International Space Station with a 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system called S2.
KDDI provided specifications and insights for their mobile phone base station on Earth, while GITAI developed an optimized communication antenna for robotic construction.
GITAI successfully completed lunar environment testing for the major components of its in-house developed lunar Inchworm-type robotic arm in June 2023.
During the demonstration, GITAI’s robots constructed a 5-meter communication tower, connected a communication antenna to the tower's apex, and verified energization of power cables.
GITAI aims to achieve Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7 with its 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) currently undergoing tech-demo onboard the Space Station (ISS).
GITAI's robots can operate in a 1G environment, allowing for extensive testing before deployment in space.
GITAI’s robots also detached the antenna and disassembled the communication tower to simulate maintenance operations for sustainable lunar city development.
GITAI’s demonstration utilized its Lunar Rover and three Inchworm robots equipped with grapple end-effectors.
GITAI aims to reduce the cost of labor in space by 100 times.
GITAI operates in the business areas of on-orbit services and lunar infrastructure construction.
GITAI's demonstration of lunar infrastructure construction technology was the first of its kind.
GITAI's technologies were selected for DARPA's 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study in December 2023.
GITAI collaborated with KDDI Corporation to establish a robust communications infrastructure on the moon by the late 2020s.
GITAI USA Inc. demonstrated its robotics technology for constructing a 5-meter-high communication tower in an environment simulating the lunar surface.
GITAI completed required NASA safety reviews for the S2 external tech demo in August 2023.
In 2021, GITAI completed a technology demonstration of its S1 autonomous space robot on the ISS.
The successful demonstration of the S2 system will be a major milestone for GITAI, confirming the technology's feasibility as a fully operational system in space.
GITAI passed NASA safety reviews in August 2023 as a requirement for the S2's external tech-demo expected in Q1 2024.
GITAI aims to reduce the cost of labor in space by 100 times to provide a safe and affordable means of work in space.
GITAI operates in two business areas: on-orbit services and lunar infrastructure construction.