Obruta completes 17-month autonomous docking test campaign on ISS
85 FOMOAfter 17 months of rigorous testing on the International Space Station using NASA’s Astrobee robots (in partnership with GeoJump and the ISS National Lab), Obruta achieved the first fully autonomous in-space docking with a monocular computer-vision system. Additional accomplishments included independent validation of the AI vision pipeline for edge computing, demonstration of 35% greater fuel savings via optimal guidance, and successful replacement of the Astrobee controller. The company stated it is now ready to deliver the technology to customers for refueling, servicing, logistics, debris removal and SSA missions.
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A genuine first-of-its-kind software demonstration on orbit; the next gate is hardware-integrated flight and commercial contracts.
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Obruta successfully concludes autonomous docking tests on ISSObruta and partners completed a 17-month series of tests aboard the ISS using NASA Astrobee free-flyers. The campaign culminated in the first fully autonomous in-space docking using a monocular vision system augmented by AI, along with validated fuel-optimal guidance (35% savings) and a rewritten Astrobee controller.
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After 17 months of rigorous testing on the International Space Station using NASA’s Astrobee robots