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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. It tweets. by davev2.0 · · Score: 3, Informative

    You can follow its adventures on twitter: @AstroRobonaut

  2. Nice photo by toxonix · · Score: 3, Informative

    With all the power of the internets, the article can't give us more than a thumbnail of this robot. You want some real robot pron, go to engadget: http://www.engadget.com/photos/nasa-and-gms-robonaut2/2677799/#2677802

    The gold visored helmet. WANT

    Pumping IRON: http://www.engadget.com/photos/nasa-and-gms-robonaut2/2677799/#2677804

  3. not a robot by FalseModesty · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's a Waldo, not a robot.