This Research was funded by the Maryland Space Grant Consortium

BIOBOTU M D / M d S G C S u m m e r I n t e r n s h i p

The remote ability to safely stop Biobot

BIOBOT -STOP UMBILICAL

EXTENSIONUmbilical extension of life support systems

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D r . M a t t C o l l i n g e

D r . M a r y B o w d e n

D r . D a v i d A k i n

Biobot carries the portable life support system for the astronaut. The concept behind this is to eliminate the physical exertion of having to wear the life support system. Several designs are being developed in the space systems laboratory at the University of Maryland.

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