International Space Station Astronauts To Test Robotic Octopus Arms

REACCH concept art

Reacch’s robotic arms use van der Waals forces to grip objects.

Credit: Kall Morris
If all goes according to plan, a robotic octopus will be floating around and grabbing objects inside the International Space Station by year-end. Startup Kall Morris plans to send the International Space Station (ISS) a set of robotic tentacles onboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply capsule in...

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