China's space station: Robotic arm successfully moves cargo ship

Gif by the CMSEO.

The robotic arm attached to China's space station successfully grabbed and moved the Tianzhou-2 cargo ship in a test on Thursday, China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) said.

It's the first such maneuver of the 10-meter-long robotic arm, which can lift objects weighing up to 20 tonnes.