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David Barnhart - Hybrid Robotic Concepts for Satellites - Cold Star Project S02E35

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David Barnhart is the Director of the Space Engineering Research Center at the University of Southern California; CEO and co-founder of Arkisys, and a former DARPA program manager. On this episode of the Cold Star Project, we're looking at David's history of robotic concepts in satellite construction. With host Jason Kanigan, David Barnhart explains:


  • how he helped develop satellite design-synthesis tools to cut design time down to days from months, and how he expresses the impact of these time savings
  • the way he developed hybrid robotic concepts for satellites with DARPA, including robotic assembly and repair craft
  • the Phoenix Project he managed at DARPA to create assemble-able satellite modules, and how these could be used
  • what the most misunderstood idea about DARPA that people have is
  • the focus of Arkisys and what he's learned as CEO.


    • Arkisys website: https://arkisys.com/


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