The Demand Signal: Robotics

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Robotic System for Assembly and Maintenance of Lightweight Reconfigurable Structures (TOP2-321)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION · Special Notice · T2P-ARC-00126

posted 10 August 2026 · closes 10 August 2027 · NAICS 927110 · PSC 9999

Summary

NASA’s Technology Transfer Program is offering license rights to commercialize a novel mobile bipedal robot system that autonomously assembles large‑scale, lattice‑based structures in space or on planetary surfaces. The notice highlights the system’s ability to transport, align, and fasten modular voxels without human intervention, which could enable flexible, reusable infrastructure for future lunar and planetary missions.

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