Exostation: 7-dof Haptic Exoskeleton and Virtual Slave Robot Simulator

EXOSTATION is an ESA-funded project aiming at developing a complete haptic control chain. The demonstrator is composed of a 7-DOF portable arm exoskeleton master, controlling an anthropomorphic slave robot interacting with its working environment. This system is meant to be used in telemanipulation and telepresence modes (master/slave control), making it usable in many applications including space exploration missions (planetary surface exploration and surface habitat construction), medicine, CBRNE crisis management (interventions requiring precise remote manipulation or performed in unstructured environment), industrial environments (remote maintenance).