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Robotic loader moves 400-kg loads outside China's space station

China's space station now has a robotic cargo transfer device in its Mengtian lab module that can move loads of up to 400 kilograms outside the station without astronauts leaving the cabin. It is the most automated system of its kind among currently operating space stations. With one click, the whole process starts, and each job takes minutes instead of hours.

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