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Wentian was successfully relocated to the starboard port on 30 September 2022 at 04:44 UTC<ref>{{cite web|title=我国成功实施问天实验舱转位|url=https://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2022/9/487156.shtm#:~:text=%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E6%97%B6%E9%97%B42022%E5%B9%B49,%E8%88%B1%E6%AE%B5%E8%BD%AC%E4%BD%8D%E6%93%8D%E4%BD%9C%E3%80%82|publisher=科学新闻网|access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref> by indexing robot arm.

In addition to this, Wentian, house a small {{cvt|5|m}} long robotic arm like the Chinarm as a supplemental to that arm. It is used for manipulating extravehicular payloads and their positioning accuracy is 5 times better than the Chinarm. There are standard adaptors (silver squares) on the modules to host the payloads.<ref>{{Cite webtweet |title=Wentian is 17.7m long and its dry mass is ~21500kg. With additional 1550kg propellant, the launch mass will be more than 23 tonnes.|url=https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1550846854123778049 |number=1550846854123778049|user=CNSpaceflight|access-date=2022-07-23 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> There is also an adapter by which one of these arms can be grappled by the Chinarm it to work a single robotic arm like [[Orbiter Servicing Arm]] with [[Canadarm]]s.<ref>{{Cite webtweet |title=An illustration of the China Space Station core module robotic arm with the laboratory module arm connected at the end.|url=https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1543492387950931969 |number=1543492387950931969|user=CNSpaceflight|access-date=2022-07-23 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>

Mengtian also carries a toolbox equipped with a dexterous robotic arm, installed to assist in cargo transfer and payload release,<ref name="nsf_mengtian">{{cite web |last=Beil |first=Adrian |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/10/china-launch-mengtian/ |title=China launches Mengtian science module to Tiangong space station |work=[[NASASpaceFlight]] |date=30 October 2022 |access-date=31 October 2022}}</ref> that can be used to launch [[microsatellite]]s,<ref name="nsf_mengtian" /><ref name="cbs_mengtian">{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/china/2022-10/31/content_78494902.htm |title=China launches lab module Mengtian as space station approaches completion |website=China News Service |author=Xinhua |date=31 October 2022 }}</ref> and an augmented-reality smart glass to assist astronauts with maintenance.