Probes, rovers, drills, and manipulator arms are just a few of the technologies that propel Leonardo into space, beyond the Earth’s atmosphere, to explore the surface of planets and repair satellites.
During the second Live Talks of STEMLab, experts within the sector will guide Leonardo on a journey through space, on a robotic rover. STEMLab is an initiative aimed at high schools that see Leonardo at the forefront of promoting STEM disciplines and the dissemination of scientific citizenship.
Space robotics
Through innovative and sophisticated technologies, space robotics allows humans to extend their capabilities to remote and inaccessible places, often in extreme or impossible conditions.
Reaching out and touching a comet, taking samples from the Martian underground, and repairing components of the International Space Station, are just a few of the most recent missions some of which are still underway or will soon be a reality in which robotics plays a key role.
Technology design and implementation
Leonardo involved in the design and implementation of key technologies with the support of the Italian Space Agency
These missions see Leonardo involved in the design and implementation of key technologies such as the robotic drill, with the support of the Italian Space Agency.
As part of the European ExoMars 2022 mission, the drill will search for traces of life on Mars past and present. This is in addition to the robotic arms for NASA’s Mars Sample Return programme in collaboration with ESA and PROSPECT, the drill that will allow the study of lunar soil in the Roscosmos and ESA mission Luna-27.
Webinar details
The webinar will be moderated by Massimo Temporelli, science communicator and co-founder of TheFabLab, and will see the participation of Guido Sangiovanni, Space Robotic IPT Leader di Leonardo, and Cristina De Sanctis, First Researcher of the Institute of Space Astrophysics and Planetology of the National Institute of Astrophysics.
