COLDArm v. the Robotic Arm of the Mars Perseverance Rover (Pasadena, California – February 26, 2021) As of last week, the Mars Perseverance rover has completed its 140-million-mile journey and heading to its final destination—the Red Planet—with the robotic arm that we were proud to design. This, combined with our newly announced first-in-kind COLDArm (Cold…
Motiv Technology to Reach Mars as part of Mars 2020 Mission (Pasadena, California – February 18, 2021) After traveling for about 7 months and nearly 300 million miles, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is scheduled to land on the red planet. Once it’s landed, the rover will rely on several technologies developed by Motiv Space…
“Robots integral to exploration of Mars” – Motiv Interviewed on Good Day Chicago (Pasadena, California – February 12, 2021) If you’re a fan of Good Day Chicago, you may have caught Motiv’s VP of Business Development, Tom McCarthy, being interviewed by Fox 32’s meteorologist, Mike Caplan. Tom and Mike discussed the robotic arm on the…
DesignNews Reports on Motiv’s COLDArm Robot and its Significance to Future Moon Settlements (Pasadena, California – February 4, 2021) DesignNews recently reported on Motiv Space Systems’ COLDArm. A robotic arm that functions in extreme temperatures while exceptionally reducing power consumption. Tom McCarthy, VP of Business Development at Motiv, told Design News that NASA’s Commercial Lunar…
Motiv Space Systems is Engineering the First Robotic Arm to Survive the Extreme Cold of the Moon (Pasadena, California – January 27, 2021) PASADENA, California, January 27, 2021 — Motiv Space Systems, in partnership with JPL, today announced the development of COLDArm, the first-in-kind robotic arm that will be built to survive the extreme cold…
WIRED Highlights Motiv’s Enhanced Robotic Arm in Ambitious Mars Mission (Pasadena, California – January 22, 2021) This February, NASA’s latest Mars Rover is set to land on the red planet equipped with Motiv’s new robotic arm. WIRED magazine detailed the rover’s journey in a recent article, as well as the pivotal role that Motiv’s technology…
TechRepublic Looks at Motiv’s Role in Moon & Mars Missions (Pasadena, California – November 25, 2020) Recently, TechRepublic profiled Motiv Space System’s role in NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover, and in the Artemis lunar program. TechRepublic’s Owen Hughes sat down with Motiv’s VP of business development, Tom McCarthy, to discuss the programs, the unique challenges…
Los Angeles Business Journal Discusses the xLink with Our CEO, Chris Thayer (Pasadena, California – October 20, 2020) Los Angeles Business Journal recently sat down with our co-founder and CEO, Chris Thayer, to discuss our exciting, made-for-space commercial robotic arm: the xLink. LA Business Journal highlighted the customizability and affordability of the xLink, noting that…
Motiv Brings Space-Grade Robotics to Industrial Sector – Via Robotics & Automation (Pasadena, California – October 15, 2020) We often talk about how we use principles of ground-based robotics to build cost-effective space robotics, but a recent interview with Robotics & Automation took things in the other direction. When Sam Francis sat down (virtually) with…
Pasadena Economic Development’s Interview with Our CEO About Motiv’s Past and Future (Pasadena, California – September 28, 2020) Pasadena Economic Development’s Future Yourself Here team interviewed Chris Thayer, our CEO and co-founder, to discuss how Motiv came to be, his thoughts on what the Motiv team has accomplished so far, and what he enjoys about…