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Robot successfully builds space structure in first autonomous construction demo

Robot successfully builds space structure in first autonomous construction demo

Robot successfully builds space structure in first autonomous construction demo

A robotic truss builder that was conceived, designed and built by Caltech researchers has successfully built a structure in space—without the help of astronauts—for the first time. The truss builder, part of DARPA's Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D) program, consists of an autonomous manipulator that picks up struts and joints held in nearby…

phys.org/news/2026-11-robot-successfully-space-autonomous-demo.html

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