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A Robotic Helping Hand

Charle davers

13 Nov, 2025

https://ift.tt/caiClt4 The 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic arm extends from a data grapple fixture on the International Space Station’s Harmony module in this July 23, 2025, image.

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