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Robonaut To Escort On Space Shuttle Mission

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the goodness-gracious-me dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The STS-133 crew will deliver robot Robonaut 2 (R2) to the International Space Station. Cocooned inside an aluminum frame and foam blocks cut out to its shape, R2 is heading to the station inside the Permanent Multipurpose Module in space shuttle Discovery's payload bay. R2, with its humanlike hands and arms and stereo vision, is expected to perform some of the repetitive or more mundane functions inside the orbiting laboratory to free astronauts for more complicated tasks and experiments."

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  1. Re:R2-D2 by hedwards · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nope, that would be R2+D2, what you meant is subtract it, sheesh, news for nerds.

  2. "Bite my shiny metal ass" by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just as long as they don't start staffing their shuttles with bending units!

  3. Hmmm... by Last_Available_Usern · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does it have a giant red LED and talk in a very calm, soothing voice?

    1. Re:Hmmm... by Capt.DrumkenBum · · Score: 3, Funny

      No. But it does have a red light that moves from side to side, and it says "By your command." a lot.

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      If I were God, wouldn't I protect my churches from acts of me?
  4. R2 has hands? by DrugCheese · · Score: 4, Funny

    Next they'll ruin R2 by making him fly with tiny rockets.

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    *DrugCheese rants*