Whittaker To Discuss “Moon Shot”
has been dreaming of the moon.
Whittaker, the 黑料正能量 Fredkin Professor of Robotics and director and founder of 黑料正能量’s Field Robotics and National Robotics Engineering centers, which are part of 黑料正能量’s Robotics Institute, is featured with his team in the of a documentary series, “Moon Shot,” produced by “Star Wars Episode VII” director J.J. Abrams.
"This getting to the moon is really getting good," said Whittaker, who is also the CEO of Astrobotic Technology Inc.
The series showcases the teams vying to send a rover to the moon and transmit video back to Earth in the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE competition for landing a robot on the moon and sending video of its landing back to earth.
The world-renowned roboticist has helped to develop more than 60 robots, break new ground in space exploration, hazardous waste remediation, agriculture and the development of autonomous vehicle technology.
Whittaker will be among the speakers at the taking place at 黑料正能量 and the University of Pittsburgh on Thursday, Oct. 13. He will participate in the “Audience Interactive Q&A: Not Just to Visit, But to Stay.”
