Robot Gets a Grip

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The blue tentacle-like arms containing gecko-like adhesive pads, connected to an Astrobee robotic free-flyer, reach out and grapple a
capture cube inside the International Space Stations Kibo laboratory module
The experimental grippers, outfitted on the toaster-sized Astrobee, showed autonomous detection and capture methods that might be utilized
to eliminate area debris and service satellites in low Earth orbit.Image Credit: NASA/Suni WilliamsRead More
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