Motiv Space Systems is Engineering the First Robotic Arm to Survive the Extreme Cold of the Moon News provided by Share this article Share this article PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Motiv Space Systems, in partnership with JPL, today announced the development of COLDArm, the first-in-kind robotic arm that will be built to survive the extreme cold of the Moon's South Pole ushering in a new era of extended space exploration on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. About COLDArm COLDArm (short for Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm) is a vital component of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) a NASA program to send small robotic landers and rovers to the Moon, including its South Pole—a region known for extremely cold temperatures in the dark of night.