Space robot passes most tests
From Times Wire Reports
The International Space Station’s giant new handyman robot got its first checkup, with astronauts and flight controllers testing its electronics, joints and brakes.
The Canadian-built robot, named Dextre (for “dexterous”), passed all but one of the tests. One of the wrist-joint brakes in Dextre’s left arm slipped a bit, but Canada’s acting space station program manager said he wasn’t too concerned.
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