Looks like NASA is utilizing one of the inventions coming out of Israel.
Tiny Israeli Martian camera powers NASA repair robot
As in the movies, a vision system that can move in any direction will peer around, under, and into space equipment
BY DAVID SHAMAH August 17, 2014
NASA has adopted Israeli Martian-style technology for a robot to inspect equipment in deep space. The Visual Inspection Poseable Invertebrate Robot, or VIPIR, is an articulating borescope tool designed to deliver near and midrange inspection capabilities in space to enable repairs of equipment using robots on unmanned spaceships and a tiny camera from Israeli medical device company Medigus will be giving VIPIR its power of vision, allowing technicians on Earth to get a close-up look at equipment
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Tiny Israeli 'Martian' camera powers NASA repair robot | The Times of Israel
Tiny Israeli Martian camera powers NASA repair robot
As in the movies, a vision system that can move in any direction will peer around, under, and into space equipment
BY DAVID SHAMAH August 17, 2014
NASA has adopted Israeli Martian-style technology for a robot to inspect equipment in deep space. The Visual Inspection Poseable Invertebrate Robot, or VIPIR, is an articulating borescope tool designed to deliver near and midrange inspection capabilities in space to enable repairs of equipment using robots on unmanned spaceships and a tiny camera from Israeli medical device company Medigus will be giving VIPIR its power of vision, allowing technicians on Earth to get a close-up look at equipment
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Tiny Israeli 'Martian' camera powers NASA repair robot | The Times of Israel
