Archive · 2 Jan 2026
Cosmoserve Space to test robotic arms for space junk cleanup
Imagine driving a car at 100 km/h and suddenly seeing lots of objects coming towards you at the same speed.
If you crash, the impact will be very strong.
This is similar to what happens in space.
Satellites travel at 27,000 km/h and can be damaged by small pieces of space junk.
A startup called Cosmoserve Space is working on a solution.
They are making robotic arms that can catch space junk and bring it down to Earth's atmosphere where it will burn up.
These arms are inspired by how flytrap plants catch their prey.
The company plans to test these arms in space soon.
They have already raised money and are working with global space operators.
Their goal is to make space safer for satellites.
Cosmoserve Space is developing robotic arms inspired by flytrap plants to capture and de-orbit space debris.
The startup plans to test its technology in low Earth orbit in two months.
The robotic arms can capture debris of various shapes and sizes and de-orbit them by bringing them to an altitude of 300 km where they burn up.
Cosmoserve Space has raised $3.2 million and aims to raise an additional $5 million for infrastructure.
The startup has secured Letters of Intent (LOIs) from global space operators in Europe and the US.
- Who
- Cosmoserve Space, a Hyderabad-based startup founded by Chiran Phanidra
- What
- Developing robotic arms inspired by flytrap plants to capture and de-orbit space debris
- When
- Testing scheduled in two months
- Where
- Low Earth orbit
- Why
- To address the growing threat of space debris to satellites and space missions
- Company
- Cosmoserve Space
- Founder
- Chiran Phanidra
- Funding
- $3.2 million
- Test Date
- In two months
- Debris Speed
- 27,000 km/h
- Reviver Craft Weight
- 150 kg
- Mother Craft Weight
- 3 tonnes
- Estimated Satellites to be Launched
- 50,000 in the next five years