Astrobee (robot)

[2] The robots are equipped with cameras and sensors to navigate the microgravity environment and perform tasks such as inventory management, experiment documentation, and cargo movement.

[4] Each robot is a 12.5-inch cube with a perching arm that allows it to grasp handrails for energy conservation, to manipulate items, and assist astronauts[citation needed].

The docking station launched on November 17, 2018, aboard Northrop Grumman's Cygnus NG-10 mission and was installed on February 15, 2019, in the Japanese Experiment Module.

Astrobee is equipped with multiple cameras, a touch screen, a laser pointer, lights, and a 'Terminate Button' that, when pressed, quickly shuts down the propulsion and payload systems while keeping the main processors operational for communication with ground control.

Astrobee's modular design allows guest scientists to conduct diverse experiments to help develop technology for future space missions.