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An Astrobee robotic free-flyer with blue tentacle-like arms
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iss072e593737 (Feb. 4, 2025) --- The blue tentacle-like arms containing gecko-like adhesive pads, attached to an Astrobee robotic free-flyer, reach out and grapple a "capture cube" inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. The experimental grippers, outfitted on the toaster-sized Astrobee, demonstrated autonomous detection and capture techniques that may be used to remove space debris and service satellites in low Earth orbit.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineAn Astrobee robotic free-flyer with blue tentacle-like arms. NASA/JSC, 2025-02-04. Public domain. ID: iss072e593737.
