Video: Isro demonstrates tethered debris capture in space

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Monday released a video which showed a sophisticated robotic arm of its SpaDeX mission capturing tethered debris in space using visual servoing, motion prediction, and a parallel end-effector for precise manipulation. Following the successful demonstration of tethered debris capture, the robotic manipulator will now be capable of capturing free-floating debris in the space environment and refuelling tethered and free-floating spacecraft. Demonstrating tethered debris capture in space using visual servoing, motion prediction, and a parallel end-effector for precise manipulation. 🚀 #SpaceTech #Robotics #ISRO pic.twitter.com/TJSa4C06VB — ISRO January 6, 2025 The Debris Capture Robotic Manipulator, developed by Isro's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, features seven movable joints and can relocate itself on the PS4-Orbital Experiment Module platform using an inchworm-like mechanism.