“Walking” robotic arm on its way to ISS “Walking” robotic arm on its w... Render of the European Robotic Arm (ERA), the first robot able to "walk" around the Russian segment of the ISS ESA 1/4 Render of the European Robotic Arm (ERA), the first robot able to "walk" around the Russian segment of the ISS ESA ESA Roscosmos The International Space Station is about to receive its third robotic arm, which will be capable of "walking" around the Russian segment of the orbital outpost all by itself. The new European-made arm is on its way to the ISS after being launched atop a Russian Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.