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[107] Citation: B. Hannaford, J. Hewitt, T. Maneewarn, S. Venema, M. Appleby, R. Ehresman,
'Telerobotic Remote Handling of Protein Crystals,'
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Albuquerque, NM, April 1997.
Abstract
A combined University / Industry team has developed a prototype
system for handling protein crystals aboard the space station. This
system uses a miniature direct drive robot, CCD television cameras, and
a client-server computing system using internet protocols to support
the capture of protein crystals from aqueous growth solutions. The
system was demonstrated between Hunstville AL. and Seattle WA. An
operator in Huntsville controlled the mini robot by invoking
pre-defined relative and absolute macro files. The operators observed
results using video images sent through the internet link using CuSeeMe
video conferencing software. In 3 of 4 trials, the operators
successfully captured 0.5mm simulated protein crystals into a glass
capillary. The system is a promising start for the development of a
space-station based remote protein crystal analysis facility.
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