Tom McCarthy | Source | Vice President - Business Development at Motiv Space Systems
Tom McCarthy
Tom is a long-time space engineer and the Vice President of Business Development at Motiv Space Systems. He pursues new opportunities, identifies technology avenues, and forges partnerships to offer novel, robust, and reliable customer solutions. After graduating from Notre Dame, Tom began his career at JPL and spent 11 years as an electronics engineer designing motion control systems for rovers and robotic systems for extreme environments. After JPL, he spent four years as the Director of Business Development at MDA before co-founding Motiv.
Motiv Space Systems is responsible for designing robotic arms currently on Mars Perserverance Rover and the Artemis Mission's lunar rover scheduled for its mission to the Moon in 2024.
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It’s a mission that’s a precursor to future astronaut missions and will also be a precursor to future robotic missions because eventually there will be the delivery of robotic systems.
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Motiv Space Systems, NASA create robotic arm that works in frigid temperatures - The Robot Report
NASA has been working with Motiv Space Systems to develop a robotic arm capable of operating in some of the coldest areas of the Moon.
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Motiv Space Systems
Vice President - Business Development