End-Effector Tool Set
Standardised End-Effector Tool Set with Quick-Change
The standardised end-effector tool set is a 10-kilogram modular suite of up to 20 interchangeable robotic attachments—including parallel, three-finger, and vacuum grippers, drills, wrenches, welders, and cameras—mated through a stainless quick-change interface. It provides robotic manipulators with task-specific articulation across surface assembly and servicing operations. On the Moon, these mechanical mechanisms must endure abrasive regolith dust, high vacuum, and 300 K thermal swings without seizing, cold-welding, or degrading per-tool calibration during autonomous swaps. The tool family is engineered for a 15-year operational lifetime and a 50,000-hour mean time between failures.
Standardised end-effector tool set (grippers, drills, welders, cameras) with quick-change interface for task-specific manipulation.
Purpose
Standardised end-effector tool set (grippers, drills, welders, cameras) with quick-change interface for task-specific manipulation.
Context
Child of L2-ROB-MANIP within the Lunar Ark system
Principles
- ▸Quick-change tool interface per L3-ROB-TOOL-CHG
- ▸Grippers (parallel, three-finger, vacuum)
- ▸Drill / wrench / welder / camera tools
- ▸Per-tool calibration
- ▸Long-life tool stock
Typical implementations
- ▸Schunk SWS quick-change
- ▸ATI tool changer
- ▸Industrial robotic tool families
Lunar considerations
- ▸Modular tool inventory in L3-MFG-TOOL-STOR
- ▸Robotic tool changes via L3-ROB-TOOL-CHG
- ▸Long-life mechanical tools
Specifications
Functional
| primary function | Standardised end-effector tool set (grippers, drills, welders, cameras) with quick-change interface for task-specific manipulation. |
| tool types | 20 |
Physical
| mass kg | 10 |
| materials | Various tool types, Stainless quick-change adapter |
| vacuum compatibility | True |
Operational
| power consumption w | 0 |
| thermal range c | -40, 70 |
| lifetime years | 15 |
| mtbf hours | 50000 |
Interfaces
Provides
- Mounted task-specific tools
Requires
- Quick-change service
Cite this entry
Lunar Ark Codex. "End-Effector Tool Set" (L3-ROB-MANIP-TOOL). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://lunarark.com/entry/L3-ROB-MANIP-TOOL
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