NASA auctioned robot tester lunar spacesuits – Express-News

04.09

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The National Aeronautics Control and Space Administration (NASA) put up for auction humanoid robot mannequin, which was used to test the lunar spacesuits, RIA Novosti reported with reference an information portal Space.

The robot called «Power Driven Articulated Dummy» was made in the image of man from aluminum plates. Creation, which weighs 104 kilograms, is equipped with a hydraulic joints to play 35 basic human movements and sensors to determine the effects on an astronaut suit. The robot used by NASA in the years 1963-65 to test prototypes of lunar space suits.

Driven by manual command hydraulic mannequin used in 1963-1965, he could repeat the 35 basic human movements, it was equipped with various sensors on the “joints”, to measure the impact of pressurized spacesuit on the human body. The interior of the robot covered with aluminum plates, and the “face” is removed to provide access to the filling head.

Only two of the dummy was released, one is now in the National Museum of Aeronautics and Astronautics. With oil drives the robot could move her hips, raising and lowering his hands, shrug their shoulders, clench his fists, but when you try kicking movement from his pipe leaked oil.

The robot used by NASA experts in the years 1963-65 for testing prototype lunar spacesuits. Only two test robot, a second is on display at the National Air and Space Museum. One of the problems in using robots began leaking oil – as a result of their use declined

«leak could ruin the suit.. We did not want to risk “, – said Joe Kosmo, who worked as an engineer at NASA

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