"NASA's Robotic Self-Assembling Structures: The Future of Space Construction"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by TechCrunch
NASA has developed self-assembling robotic structures, called ARMADAS, for construction in space and on planetary surfaces. These structures use cuboctahedral frames called voxels and two types of robots to assemble them. The robots can work autonomously and are designed for scalability and adaptability. The structures could be used for building communication towers, shelters, and other infrastructure on the lunar surface or in space. The robots have already been tested in microgravity and could potentially be powered wirelessly or through the structure itself.