Weekly Space Hangout - Robotics On Mars With Dr. Ethan Schaler

<p class="p1"><a href= "https://youtu.be/mGzZWEWOhk0">https://youtu.be/mGzZWEWOhk0</a></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Host:</strong> Fraser Cain ( <a href="https://twitter.com/fcain">@fcain</a> )</span><span class= "s2"><br /></span><span class="s1"><strong>Special Guest:</strong></span> This week we are pleased to welcome Dr. Ethan Schaler to the Weekly Space Hangout. Ethan is a Robotics Mechanical Engineer in the Robotic Actuation and Sensing Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Ethan has backgrounds in Electrical Engineering (PhD), Mechanical Engineering (BS), and Micro/Nanotechnology (MPhil), and collaborates with researchers in a variety of disciplines to design, model, fabricate, and characterize new robotic systems at micrometer- to meter-scales.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">In the flight world, Ethan is a member of the Robotic Arm team in the Sampling and Caching Subsystem for the Mars 2020 mission, where he's focused on testing / operating the rover’s robotic arm and built-in force-torque sensor. In the research world, he's built flexible grippers, miniature legged robots, and high-voltage actuators. Lately, he’s also been brainstorming ideas for new robots to explore unique corners of our solar system.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">You can learn more about Ethan and stay up to date with his projects by visiting his JPL Website: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0tmRE9wUTI5Q19SRjBzMVpHd2RMYlhfTnB0Z3xBQ3Jtc0tuRzNqZUlrWWMtMHN5QWoyMjMxOXRhMTFRNW9ISGpUUllvSUVpdlBBTlp6RndTVHgyTmpfVk1RSUdNVDFFc2lDS1o3NVZyT1cwRkhsZzJ1Y3dGWHYtSGdHbm85N3RQQlpLNDZJcDk0RUFnZFZ1Y2dscw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov%2Fpeople%2FEthan_Schaler%2F"> https://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/peo...</a> and the M2020 Website: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTJxSWkwT1hFZDFvMEdwYm1BNEpEMm1oaTNCZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttV1R2X2s3SVFOQzE0MWRlcTBsTXp0Y05lYkFtck5zRW50QVF3R3lKdU