PickNik Robotics, now known as The Unstructured Robotics Company, is a robotics software and engineering services firm that specializes in developing advanced robotic arm control solutions for the space industry. They create software like MoveIt Space, designed for supervised autonomy of robots in space, and are involved in developing Space ROS, a flight-certified version of the Robot Operating System. PickNik partners with organizations like NASA, the U.S. Space Force, Sierra Space, and Motiv Space Systems to enhance capabilities in areas like in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM), on-orbit capture, and metal processing, contributing to a dynamic space economy.
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PickNik Robotics is developing comprehensive software tools and user interfaces to support NASA robotic operations including Artemis.
PickNik Robotics secured two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts with NASA.
PickNik Robotics proposes integrating Task and Motion Planning into its MoveIt Studio product to allow remote operators to provide high-level task specifications.
PickNik Robotics is developing a fault detection and reporting system to empower remote operators to diagnose and resolve failures in real-time.
The autonomous system proposed by PickNik Robotics will generate and execute action sequences to meet the high-level task specifications.
PickNik Robotics aims to enhance NASA's robotic endeavors, including the Artemis program, Dexterous Robotics Lab, Robonaut, SPHERES, Astrobee, and OSAM servicing missions.