Honda Motors Engages With Redwire To Develop Robotics Solution For Future Commercial Space Stations To Reduce Time Needed For Astronauts To Conduct Experiments And Laboratory Operations In Space

• Honda multi-fingered robotic hand combined with Redwire STAARK robotic arm could automate experiment handling and other research operations in orbit
• Robotics solution aims to increase research capacity while reducing crew time for lab tasks
• Honda and Redwire to meet with commercial station developers and prospective partners at the 2026 International Astronautical Congress

TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Honda today announced efforts to develop a robotics solution for future commercial space stations that could reduce the time needed for astronauts to conduct experiments and laboratory operations in space. To advance its space station robotics concept, the U.S.-based Honda space development team is engaging with experts at Redwire (NYSE:RDW), a global leader in space and defense technology solutions. The concept would combine the Honda multi-fingered robotic hand with Redwire's STAARK robotic arm and experiment locker technology into an integrated system for research operations in orbit.