Multilayer on-board the Robonaut 2 Project
19 April 2011
Multilayer Technology was a major contributor to the Robonaut 2 (R2) Project, producing most of the PCBs and assemblies used on the project.
A Robonaut is a dexterous humanoid robot built and designed at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas whose challenge is to build machines that can help humans work and explore in space.
Multilayer Technology, which holds AS 9100 certification, produced over 95% of all printed circuit board assemblies used on the Robonaut 2, successfully having dedicated its entire team’s effort to the success of the project.
Executive Vice President Naren Tarpara stated: “All of us here at Multilayer Technology, knowing the importance of this project, worked very hard to make sure that we delivered the highest quality products on time. We wanted to show our customers as well as the market what an American company can do for a national project such as this one. We are very proud of our contribution to the success of the R2.”
Just before launching into space at the end of February 2011, R2 was named “Robot of the Year” by the technology web site www.Engadget.com, capturing 44% of the votes from the site’s readers. The R2 which is currently aboard the space shuttle orbiter Discovery will have regular duties working with astronauts. It will go through a period of testing and further development. R2 will remain aboard the Shuttle indefinitely and if all goes well, it will eventually be used to perform mundane maintenance and service tasks. Upgraded versions of R2 could eventually perform space walks.
Multilayer Technology’s Director of Sales, Johnnie Feathers commented: “This is exactly the sort of accomplishment that makes our work so worthwhile. To be able to say that the Multilayer team is a part of such an important accomplishment is what makes us strive so hard to be the best at what we do. We are very pleased to be part of something so significant to the success of our country’s space programme.”
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