Orbit Weaver Lets Astronauts Travel by Web Power
Aug-05-18
The Orbit Weaver would let astronauts travel in zero gravity by shooting webs.Conceived as part of a research project into helping astronauts move in low gravity, the web-slinging Orbit Weaver can be triggered to shoot out a string equipped with a magnetic tip. The tip will attach the string securely to a steel wall or other structure, and then reel the user in. And because the device is designed for zero or microgravity, it does not need to apply much torque.
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The idea is ingenious and fun, but I was disappointed that the demo did not remotely resemble, with the adaptations to weightlessness, the Spider-man notorious building-to-building moves. I knew a first demo could not achieve this resemblance, but still the demo was very underwhelming.
Posted by Anon ymous on August 6, 2018
The device is handheld, which is understandable for more precise directionality. However, being handheld also makes for more difficult (bodily) coordination in zero (micro) gravity (as is evident in the video). Perhaps, if the device were attached to the belt area, or center of the chest, or, more "spidey" like, attached to the outer.inner forearm (then activated via either the other hand or a wrist flexing move) this issue of coordination might be overcome. Also, it is not entirely clear from the video how fast or accurate the ejection of the cord is (it appears to be spiraling; unwinding in a helix fashion, and rather slowly). Would a small compressed CO2 cartridge (place at the rear of the chamber that the cord/line is in) help propel the line better (faster, more uniformly)?
Posted by Michael Ricciardi on August 8, 2018
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The idea is ingenious and fun, but I was disappointed that the demo did not remotely resemble, with the adaptations to weightlessness, the Spider-man notorious building-to-building moves. I knew a first demo could not achieve this resemblance, but still the demo was very underwhelming.
Posted by Anon ymous on August 6, 2018
The device is handheld, which is understandable for more precise directionality. However, being handheld also makes for more difficult (bodily) coordination in zero (micro) gravity (as is evident in the video). Perhaps, if the device were attached to the belt area, or center of the chest, or, more "spidey" like, attached to the outer.inner forearm (then activated via either the other hand or a wrist flexing move) this issue of coordination might be overcome. Also, it is not entirely clear from the video how fast or accurate the ejection of the cord is (it appears to be spiraling; unwinding in a helix fashion, and rather slowly). Would a small compressed CO2 cartridge (place at the rear of the chamber that the cord/line is in) help propel the line better (faster, more uniformly)?
Posted by Michael Ricciardi on August 8, 2018
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