Crazy Engineering: Space Claw

October 16, 2018
CreditNASA / JPL-Caltech
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When NASA's InSight lands on Mars, it will be the first mission on another planet to use a robotic arm to grasp instruments and place them on the surface. While it may look like an arcade machine, this space claw is designed to come away with a prize every time. For more about the InSight lander, visit https://mars.nasa.gov/insight