Motiv Technology to Reach Mars on Thursday as part of Mars 2020 Mission News provided by Share this article Share this article PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After traveling for about 7 months and nearly 300 million miles, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is scheduled to land on the red planet. Once it's landed, the rover will rely on several technologies developed by Motiv Space Systems, a space robotics company based in Pasadena, California. Headquartered in Pasadena, California, Motiv Space Systems takes pride in designing both ground and space-rated robotic solutions for a range of application demands. As the respected team who provided the robotic arm for NASA's JPL Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, Motiv Space Systems leverages technologies from both Earth and space to offer cost-effective solutions for robotics in a variety of industries.