Space Station Risk Manager to Keynote ATExpo
NORWALK, CT -- Michael G. Lutomski, NASA's risk manager for the International Space Station Program, will keynote the Assembly Technology Expo and the International Robots & Vision Show in September. His presentation, on the emerging use of robots to perform functions in space, will kick off the events.
"Robonaut," an automated dexterous manipulator, will be deployed shortly to perform maintenance and assembly tasks on the International Space Station.
Lutomski will describe what has driven the design of Robonaut, its uses for assembling and maintaining the ISS and its support of NASA's exploration vision.
The expo takes place at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL, Sept. 27-29.
"As robotics technology advances beyond the factory floor into a wide range of service applications, there's strong interest in NASA's plans for robots in space that are capable of assembly and maintenance tasks," said Donald A. Vincent, executive VP, Robotic Industries Association, the show's cosponsor.
ATExpo features exhibits from suppliers of advanced assembly systems to simple hand tools, fasteners and adhesives. The International Robots & Vision Show, held every two years, features exhibits from suppliers of robots, machine vision systems and related technologies.
