TransFormers for Extreme Environments: Projecting Favorable Micro-Environments Around Robots and Areas of Interest

“Surviving Extreme Space Environments” (EE) is one of NASA’s Space Technology Grand Challenges; we propose a paradigm shift in addressing this challenge. TransFormers (TFs) transform a region of an extreme environment into a favorable micro-environment, projecting energy at the precise location where robots or humans operate. TFs often use shape transformation to control the energy projection.