SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
- This R&D project will develop AI robot technology to enable sustainable manned activities on the Moon in the 2050s. In the late 2020s, the era in which humans will once again head to the Moon is about to begin, and the AI robot system to be developed in this project will enable the establishment of a manned long-term observation base in the 2030s and 2040s, and in the 2050s, when more people will visit the Moon and establish a living and economic sphere. The project aims to create an environment where the Moon's surface is a difficult place for people to live and work. This project proposes a self-repairing/self-growing AI robot system consisting of several different types of robots as a major player in the exploration and construction of a base in the lunar surface, an environment where it is difficult for humans to operate. Since the opportunity to transport materials to the Moon's surface is limited and costly, this project proposes an adaptive AI robot system that can respond to various forms and situations by making effective use of materials brought to the Moon's surface, changing its form by recombining it according to the situation, and repairing or adding new parts as necessary using resources obtained on the Moon's surface. By incorporating an adaptive AI system that can respond to various forms and situations, we will realize a "transformable" AI robot system. Through the realization of such innovative robot technology, we aim to achieve the moonshot goal of robots building bases on the Moon's surface and people engaging in creative activities on the Moon in the 2040s and 2050s, and to further expand these activities not only to the Moon's surface but also to other celestial bodies.
MILESTONES
- Evaluation test and demonstration
- Completion of the final model
- Demonstration test on the Moon
- Establishment of a lunar base
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- Evaluation test/demonstration of control software implemented on modular robot hardware Second prototype to be built, final model to be completed by June 2025
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Demonstration of modular robot in its final form
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- Demonstration test of robot module and structure module brought to the Moon's surface
- ２０５０
- Aiming to establish a sustainable resource utilization base and a manned base of operations on the Moon, and to pioneer an era of creative human activity on the Moon.
