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Astronaut Suni Williams poses with experiment hardware on the space station. The experiment hardware appears as a medium sized cube, with two blue arms at the top. The arms are protruding out from the top in arcs. Suni is floating behind the hardware, and she is holding her arms out, mimicking the experiment hardware.

Testing Robotic Capabilities Inside Station

iss072e189028 (November 15, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Suni Williams conducted capture techniques with REACCH, tentacle-like robot arms with gecko-like adhesive pads, outfitted onto an Astrobee robot aboard the International Space Station. This technology could be used to capture satellites and assist with space debris removal to protect valuable space-based infrastructure.

Image Credit: NASA
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