The Journal of Space Commerce

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Autonomous Robotic Arm System Aims to Advance Space Station Robotics

S2 System Designed to Carry Out a Variety of Tasks

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Tom Patton
Feb 26, 2024
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California-based startup GITAI is gearing up to test a novel autonomous robotic arm system on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). Called S2, the 1.5-meter (4.9-foot) long pair of mechanical arms launched to the orbiting laboratory in January as part of an ISS National Laboratory-sponsored technology development project on Northrop Gru…

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