• The FFR mission aims to advance NASA’s In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing objectives. • | Source: PickNik Robotics Motiv Space Systems this week announced a contractual agreement with PickNik Robotics. • The two companies will develop software for NASA’s Fly Foundational Robotics, or FFR, mission. • TheFFRmission is focused on advancing on-orbit robotic manipulation capabilities and supportingNASA’s broader In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) objectives. • Motivplans to develop a system to demonstrate autonomous and ground-supervised manipulation tasks in low Earth orbit. • Meanwhile,PickNik Roboticswill providemotion controlsoftware based on its MoveIt Pro platform to support mission planning, simulation, and execution of robotic arm motion within spaceflight operational constraints.

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  • Motiv Space Systems this week announced a contractual agreement with PickNik Robotics. The two companies will develop software for NASA’s Fly Foundational Robotics, or FFR, mission. The FFR mission is focused on advancing on-orbit robotic manipulation capabilities and supporting NASA’s broader In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) objectives. Motiv plans to develop a system to demonstrate autonomous and ground-supervised manipulation tasks in low Earth orbit. Meanwhile, PickNik Robotics will provide motion control software based on its MoveIt Pro platform to support mission pl

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