Tracking the World's Space-Rated Robot Arms: A Space Community Resource
At PickNik, we’re building a shared database of space-rated robotic arms—part of our ongoing commitment to the space robotics community. We created this resource to help teams understand what’s already flying (or in development) as they evaluate architectures, suppliers, and trade-offs for future missions.
We work closely with companies and agencies using MoveIt Pro and our Flight-Rated Certifiable Control Modules in mission-critical environments. Having a reference list of space-ready manipulators helps us—and you—move faster when it’s time to make decisions about integration, control, or even arm selection.
Here’s the list so far, which we’ll be updating several times a year:
| Company | Model | Country of Origin | Flight Heritage |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARKA (Tethers) | Kraken |  US |
No |
| Astrolab | Unknown name | US |
No |
| Gitai | S1 | US |
Yes |
| Infinite Orbits | Unknown name | US |
No |
| Kinetic | CAESAR |  Germany |
No |
| Lodestar | TARS |  UK |
No |
| Maxar | SPIDER | US |
Yes |
| MDA | Canadarm3 |  Canada |
Yes |
| Motiv | xLink | US |
Yes |
| Novium | AstraNova | US |
No |
| Redwire | STAARK | US |
No |
| Space Applications Services | Mirror |  Spain |
No |
| Spaceium | Unknown name |  France |
No |
| Starfish Space | Manta | US |
No |
