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Rollin Justin at International Space Station

Rollin Justin is a humanoid service robot platform first presented in 2008. Standing 1.91m tall and weighing ~200kg with 51 degrees of freedom, it features compliant lightweight arms, four-finger hands, and a mobile base for autonomous operation. Applications include household work, assisting astronauts in space, and teleoperation as an avatar. Successfully teleoperated from the ISS in the Surface Avatar and METERON SUPVIS Justin experiments.

Rollin Justin by DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Humanoids

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Surface Avatar program: DLR robots teleoperated from ISS by astronauts. 2023 session with Rubio, 2024 session with Wandt. Rollin Justin and Bert quadruped controlled from space.

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Rollin Justin at International Space Station.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-23
Model
Rollin Justin
Company
DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
Location
International Space Station
Status
operational
Operator type
manufacturer
Scale at site
pilot
Site environment
indoor
Location precision
1
First seen
2023-07-01
ID
c5d56270-5d5e-4e0e-841a-b06fbf9b4c2a

Timeline

  1. Jul 2023
    First recorded
    Rollin Justin first documented operating at International Space Station.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.dlr.de/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-23

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-23

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

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unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Rollin Justin deployment at International Space Station?
Rollin Justin, built by DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, is recorded as a deployment at International Space Station on the DEPLOY registry. DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Rollin Justin at International Space Station?
DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, the manufacturer of Rollin Justin, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Rollin Justin deployment at International Space Station go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting July 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Rollin Justin deployment at International Space Station?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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