xLink™ System
Motiv Space Systems
The xLink™ System is a modular, scalable, and flexible robotic system designed for space applications, offering advanced robotics capabilities at competitive costs and lead times.
Technical specifications
- Modularity
- Building block approach for customization
- Scalability
- 1 meter, 3 meters; 4-DOF, 7-DOF
- Flexibility
- Component solutions to whole systems
- Industry leading
- Dexterous space robotic systems at industry leading cost and lead times
- Flight heritage
- Developed by the same team that built the robotic arm for NASA/JPL’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover
- Integration time
- Months (customized versions as short as six months)
- Mass
- 22.7 kg
- Payload at Full Extension
- 6.2 kg
- Workspace Radius
- 0.95 m Reachable
- Joint Ranges J1, J2, and J4
- -165° - +165°
- Joint Ranges J3 and J6
- -185° - +145°
- Joint Ranges J5
- -225° - +105°
- Joint Ranges J7
- -105° - +225°
- Maximum Speed
- 0.3 rad/s
- Maximum Acceleration
- 0.2 rad/s2
- Stowed Footprint
- 460 x 660 x 455 mm
- Interface
- RS422
- Operating temperature
- -55° to +70° C
- Supply voltage
- 28 V, 20 A
About
The xLink™ System provides advanced robotics capabilities for spacecraft, developed by the same team responsible for the robotic arm on NASA/JPL’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. It is designed with a building block approach, allowing for customization to specific mission needs, and is scalable from 1 meter to 3 meters and configurable from 4-DOF to 7-DOF. The system is flexible, offering solutions from individual components to complete systems, and is noted for its industry-leading dexterity, cost-efficiency, and rapid lead times. The xLink™ system is built for versatility, enabling the same robotics architecture to be deployed across different platforms and use cases, reducing integration time and increasing return on investment. Its capabilities include on-orbit assembly and manipulation tasks, such as positioning and connecting modules, deploying large-scale payload elements, and supporting future exploration, habitability, and commerce. It also enables satellite servicing, including capture, servicing, mission life extension, and reconfiguring/upgrading existing satellites. Furthermore, the xLink™ system is adaptable for planetary robotics applications, such as mobility systems for lunar rovers or robotic arms for sample collection on Mars. The system combines high-reliability space flight elements and techniques from the Mars Rover project with cost-effective technologies developed for Motiv Space Systems’ ground-based RoboMantis™ line, making advanced robotic arm capabilities accessible for ‘new space’ and commercial applications. It can be integrated and ready to fly within months, with customized versions having development cycles as short as six months.
Documentation
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