Caltech's ASTRA Robot Achieves First Autonomous In-Orbit Truss Assembly

Caltech's DARPA-funded ASTRA robot has performed the first-ever autonomous in-orbit construction, using a robotic arm to pick structural tubes and joints from a storage dispenser and assemble them into a truss without any astronaut involvement.

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