United States Patent | 8,369,992 |
Barajas, et al. | February 5, 2013 |
Barajas et al., US Patent 8,369,992 Granted
February 5th, 2013High-Resolution Self-Portrait by Curiosity Rover Arm Camera
November 12th, 2012On Sol 84 (Oct. 31, 2012), NASA’s Curiosity rover used the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) to capture this set of 55 high-resolution images, which were stitched together to create this full-color self-portrait. The mosaic shows the rover at “Rocknest,” the spot in Gale Crater where the mission’s first scoop sampling took place.
Dr. Barajas will be the opening Keynote Speaker at the IEEE Workshop on Engineering Applications (WEA) in Bogotá, Colombia
April 26th, 2012Talks Titles:
– NASA-GM Robonaut 2: An Engineering Revolution in Robotics and Automation
– Mars Desert Research Station: Engineering Challenges in Self-Sufficiency Conditions
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Where is Robonaut 2? where no humanoid robot has gone before.
January 3rd, 2012The original Robonaut 2 (R2) is at the NASA-JSC in Houston, TX (Left). The second R2, originally intended for GM, ended up in the International Space Station (Right). There are two more R2’s, a flight copy of the one in the ISS, which is in Houston and the newest R2 which is at the GM Global R&D Center in Warren, MI.