{"id":94584,"date":"2018-07-31T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T17:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-429393"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:10:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:10:49","slug":"sounds-of-nasas-robotic-operations-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/technology\/sounds-of-nasas-robotic-operations-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Sounds of NASA\u2019s Robotic Operations Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-article-hero-header nasa-gb-align-full bg-carbon-90 width-full maxw-full color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-hero-header\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full minh-tablet grid-container minh-tablet flex-column padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"z-400 grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2\">3 Min Read<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading-41 line-height-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSounds of NASA\u2019s Robotic Operations Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nasa-gsfc-robotic-ops-ctr-with-soundwave-animation.gif?w=1280\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"An animation of white soundwaves fluctuating in front of a still graphic of a large robot. The robot is a large gold box shape with a circular, silver connector on the front. Other equipment is visible behind the robot, in front of a black background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sspd.gsfc.nasa.gov\/facility.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Robotic Operations Center<\/a> (ROC) at NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/goddard\" rel=\"noopener\">Goddard Space Flight Center<\/a> in Greenbelt, Maryland, is full of whirring and buzzing machines that share a purpose: to help robots get ready for space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ROC acts as an incubator for robotic development. The lab, which is about the size of a school gymnasium, is lined with long black curtains that, when the lights are turned off, simulate the darkness of space. The entire facility is designed to imitate how robots will look, move and work in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Take a Sound Tour of NASA\u2019s Robotic Operations Center by NASA\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F478733112&show_artwork=true&maxheight=750&maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Listen to the buzzing and whirring of robots that help shape the future of space exploration. NASA robotics technologist Brian Roberts takes you on a sound tour of the lab where robots are tested for spaceflight. <strong>Credits: <\/strong>Produced at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center by Katie Atkinson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ROBOTS.wav\">Download (65.1 MB WAV)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/vis\/a010000\/a013000\/a013020\/RobotTranscript.en_US.srt\" rel=\"noopener\">Transcript<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/13020\" rel=\"noopener\">Additional multimedia for this story from NASA Goddard\u2019s Scientific Visualization Studio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The robotics team tests technologies and operations for future satellite servicing, exploration and science missions. The engineers here envision a future where robots make space exploration more cost-effective and astronaut tasks more efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with robots is all about experimentation. Mockups and engineering units help the team test and tweak robots before launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust like a sports team practices before they play a game, we practice with robots as well,\u201d said Brian Roberts, a robotics technologist at Goddard. \u201cWe work out all the details of how to put the robot together and make sure it works before we build the more expensive flight unit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robot Sounds by NASA\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F478789830&show_artwork=true&maxheight=750&maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The sounds you hear come from three sprightly robots: a robotic arm, motion platform and an industrial robot called Motoman SIA20D. These sounds were recorded in NASA Goddard\u2019s Robotic Operations Center. <strong>Credit:<\/strong> Produced at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center by Katie Atkinson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IsolatedRobotSounds.wav\">Download \u201cRobot Sounds\u201d (14. 2 MB WAV)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/13020\" rel=\"noopener\">Additional multimedia for this story from NASA Goddard\u2019s Scientific Visualization Studio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The ROC currently houses a number of robots, from robotic arms to six-legged satellite mounts. The combination creates a sound-rich lab environment. Some robots sound like hail hitting a tin roof, while others emulate the sounds of engines revving. These robots are revolutionizing the way we think about future space exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhere we\u2019re headed with robots and space is really to allow them to be more tightly integrated with the humans working outside a module or on the surface of a planetary body, whether the Moon or Mars,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cWe really want to take that to the next step now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2018\/sounds-of-the-sun\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sounds of the Sun<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>By <a href=\"mailto:katie.e.atkinson@nasa.gov\">Katie Atkinson<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/goddard\">NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center<\/a>, Greenbelt, Md.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full 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