June 17, 2025
At PickNik, we’re building a shared database of commercially available 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxar | SPIDER, SAMPLR, OSAM |  US |
✓ |
| MDA | Canadarm |  Canada |
✓ |
| Motiv | xLink | US |
✓ |
| Gitai | S1 | US |
✓ |
| Kinetik | SAM |  Germany |
✓ |
| Redwire | STAARK |  Luxembourg |
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| Honeybee (Blue Origin) | Various | US |
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| Novium | AstraNova | US |
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| Lodestar | TARS |  UK |
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| Astrolab | SN1 | US |
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| Space Applications Services | Mirror |  Belgium |
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| Starfish Space | Manta | US |
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| Icarus Robotics | JOY | US |
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| Airbus | VISPA | UK |
MoveIt Pro is PickNik Robotics’ commercial robotics software platform that extends the capabilities of the open-source MoveIt project. Designed for unstructured environments, MoveIt Pro provides powerful tools for motion planning, grasping, perception, and behavior sequencing. With pre-built robot behaviors and a modular runtime architecture, MoveIt Pro significantly reduces engineering effort and time-to-deployment. Its hardware-agnostic design supports a wide range of commercial and custom robotic arms, making it ideal for scalable automation across space, manufacturing, and logistics sectors.
