📊 Orbit Robotics unveils four-armed space robot

Canadian company Orbit Robotics introduced HELIOS, a humanoid robot with four arms designed for microgravity environments. The extra arms help it move, stabilize, and perform tasks inside space stations without needing legs.

HELIOS uses a cable-driven actuator system with motors near its shoulders to reduce moving mass. It aims to cut down routine maintenance time, which currently takes astronauts about 35% of their work hours, including up to 50 hours unloading cargo ships.

By handling repetitive tasks like maintenance and cargo management, HELIOS could free astronauts to focus more on science and research aboard the station.

📊@tech