Channel: Google ATAP

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: nasa (organization)project tango3d tracking3d mappinggoogle atapnasa spheresspace stationvslam

Description: Project Tango Prepping for Launch Into Space Since the summer of 2013, the Project Tango team has been working closely with a team at the NASA Ames Research Center. The goal: to integrate a Project Tango prototype onto a robotic platform, called SPHERES, that flies inside the International Space Station. The SPHERES program aims to develop zero-gravity autonomous platforms that could act as robotic assistants for astronauts or perform maintenance activities independently on station. The 3D-tracking and mapping capabilities of Project Tango would allow SPHERES to reconstruct a 3D-map of the space station and, for the first time in history, enable autonomous navigation of a floating robotic platform 230 miles above the surface of the earth. Project Tango and SPHERES are scheduled to be launched into orbit this summer. The future is awesome.