Based on the national study Automation and Robotics for Microgravity Applications Demonstrator (ARMADE), a model-payload facility has been developed for ESA. This contribution to the Columbus Automation and Robotics testbed (CAT) at ESTEC was designated ARCADE, for ARMADE in CAT Demonstrator. The primary objectives were the development and demonstration of Automation and Robitics (A&R) technology in support of microgravity experiment facilities. The ARCADE facilty consists of an incubator, an analysis instrument and a sample cartridge to be transferred between the two by a robotic manipulator. It enhanced CAT with a more realistic payload, the first one with actual 'science' data output. This paper addresses some aspects of the development, integration, test and demonstration of this A&R model-payload as performed by a Dutch industrial team. It documents how existing designs are integrated into an automated facility, which can be operated by a robot arm.


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