The raise of orbital robotics opens a new horizon of
possibilities for upcoming space missions. In the context
of a global space sustainability, this paper deals with the
design, development and testing of a new generation of
robotic manipulator for on-orbit maintenance and
servicing. This device tackles especially modular
missions related to assembly and reconfiguration of
modular satellites, coupled with the paradigm of
standardization of spacecraft featuring standard
interconnects. This robotic system benefits from an
innovative multidisciplinary design for performing
manipulation and relocation tasks over compatible
spacecraft structures. The proposed robotic manipulator
is experimentally evaluated on a representative ground
demonstrator in a laboratory environment
