Event Brief
Icarus Robotics tests free-flying Joy platform in Canada
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 10:02 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Icarus Robotics, a New York startup developing dexterous mobile robots for space missions, conducted tests of its free-flying platform called Joy in Canada. The tests were carried out ahead of a 2027 demonstration on the International Space Station.
WHO: Icarus Robotics
WHAT: Tested its free-flying robot platform Joy in Canada ahead of an ISS demonstration.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026
WHERE: Canada
WHY: To prepare for a 2027 demonstration of Joy on the International Space Station.
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