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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Space Suit RoboGlove (SSRG) (MSC-TOPS-80)
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Status Closes in 121 days
- Amount Amount not listed
- Set-aside None (open competition)
Scope
NASA’s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology.
License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use.
NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses.
THE TECHNOLOGY: Innovators at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) have created an enhanced second-generation, robotically assisted extravehicular activity (EVA) glove.
The SSRG has been engineered to further decrease the exertion required to do complex, hand-intensive EVA tasks and reduce the risk of astronaut hand injury.
Originating from its predecessors, the NASA/General Motors RoboGlove, and the later first-generation Space Suit RoboGlove, the SSRG realizes improved sensing, control, interface, and avionics capabilities.
Among these improvements is the implementation of a “power steering mode”, which allows the user to position his/her fingers in an arbitrarily chosen position and receive assistance in holding that position.
The SSRG retains the ability to operate like a conventional space suit glove while the actuators are unpowered.
The design intent for the SSRG is to enhance a user’s ability to perform human scale work, with considerations for speed, power, durability, dexterity, and ease of operation.
To express interest in this licensing opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/MSC-TOPS-80 If you have any questions, please e-mail NASA’s Technology Transfer Program at [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this SAM.gov notice and your p...
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Timeline
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Posted
Mar 23, 2026
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Listing updated
Oct 20, 2026
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Status
Open now
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