ROBOTICS FOR SERVICEABLE ORBIT.

Lightweight, force-controllable robotic manipulation for in-orbit servicing, assembly and orbital infrastructure.

THE CHALLENGE

SPACE ROBOTICS WAS NOT BUILT FOR SERVICEABILITY AT SCALE.

The conventional approach to space robotics adds launch mass, thermal complexity and moving inertia, limiting performance and serviceability in orbit.

The Fluid Wire Platform enables low-mass, force-controlled manipulation with optimized thermal management and lower lifecycle costs.

ARCHITECTURE

A NEW ARCHITECTURE FOR SPACE ROBOTIC ARMS.

Fluid Wire centralizes actuation and electronics in an Actuation Box interfacing with the spacecraft cold plates. Sealed Fluid Wire transmissions drive a lightweight arm operating in vacuum.

The result: lower moving mass, simplified thermal management and precise force control for in-orbit servicing and assembly.

01 INTERNAL

ACTUATION UNIT

Motors, sensors and electronics remain inside a protected enclosure that can interface with the spacecraft thermal-control system.

02 TRANSMISSION

FLUID WIRES

Sealed fluidic transmissions carry motion and force from the actuation box to each robotic joint.

03 EXTERNAL

LIGHTWEIGHT ARM

The manipulator contains no distributed electric actuators, reducing arm-side mass, inertia and thermal complexity.

KEY ADVANTAGES

BUILT FOR SCALABLE
IN-ORBIT SERVICING.

SURVIVABILITY BY DESIGN

Critical components protected inside the Actuation Box
Controlled thermal interface with the spacecraft

LOWER ARM-SIDE MASS

Actuation mass removed from the robotic joints
Lower inertia and faster dynamic response

PRECISE FORCE CONTROL

Mechanically transparent transmission
Stable contact with spacecraft hardware

MODULAR SYSTEM INTEGRATION

Adaptable mechanical and electrical interfaces
Integration across different mission architectures

Application

SATELLITE SERVICING & LIFECYCLE EXTENSION

Robotic interaction with satellites and orbital assets for inspection, maintenance, repair and lifecycle-extension operations.

Application

IN-SPACE ASSEMBLY & MANUFACTURING

Robotic manipulation for constructing, maintaining and reconfiguring modular orbital infrastructure.

BUILT AROUND YOUR MISSION.

Configure reach, payload, interfaces, tooling and control modes around the servicer platform and target operation.

REACH & PAYLOAD

Configurable by mission profile and spacecraft class

DEGREES OF FREEDOM

Scalable joint geometry and DoF count

END-EFFECTORS

Task-specific tooling and interface adapters

SPACECRAFT INTERFACE

Adapted to payload class and mounting constraints

OPERATING ENVELOPE

Power budget, thermal, and orbital environment

VALIDATION ROADMAP

FROM VALIDATED ARCHITECTURE
TO IN-ORBIT DEMONSTRATION.

Fluid Wire technology has been validated under thermal-vacuum and other space-relevant conditions. FWR is now progressing through subsystem maturation, environmental qualification and mission integration toward an in-orbit demonstration.