Robotic manipulators

thumb|Serial SCARA robot thumb|right|Parallel SCARA robot

Canadarm or Canadarm1 (officially Shuttle Remote Manipulator System or SRMS, also SSRMS) is a series of robotic arms that were used on the Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, maneuver, and capture payloads. After the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, the Canadarm was always paired with the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS), which was used to inspect the exterior of the shuttle for damage to the thermal protection system.

mechanism designed to grasp and hold items

thumb|Dextre on the end of Canadarm2 thumb|Dextre, as photographed by an Expedition 26 crew member right|thumb|Dextre, as photographed by an Expedition 27 crew member

robotic arm attached to the Nauka module of the International Space Station

type of mechanical arm with similar functions to a human arm

robotic system on board the International Space Station

System for reposition modules of "Mir" space station

alt=Autosampler|thumb|Autosampler An autosampler is commonly a device that is coupled to an analytical instrument providing samples periodically for analysis. An autosampler can also be understood as a device that collects samples periodically from a large sample source, like the atmosphere or a lake, for example.