STARFISH (Soft Translatable Advanced Robot For In Space Handling)
A new concept under exploration with The Aerospace Corporation is creation of a soft robotic crawling inspection robot to be used on satellites and space platform applications on orbit. STARFISH is merging electro-gecko adhesive technology with soft materials and locomotion to host onboard sensors to create a unique self powered crawling device that can provide independent visual or sensor validation of joints on large structures or other sensing modalities.