Space robot passes most tests
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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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