The Canadian Space Agency demonstrated the "Destre" system or the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, by replacing a malfunctioning camera on the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm.
Dextre, is a two armed telemanipulator, which is part of the Mobile Servicing System on the International Space Station. One of it's main functions is to replace some activities otherwise requiring spacewalks.
In a thrilling
demonstration of space robotics, today the Dextre "hand" replaced a
malfunctioning camera on the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm. And the
Canadian Space Agency gleefully tweeted every step of the way
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-05-space-robot-selfie-funny-livetweet.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-05-space-robot-selfie-funny-livetweet.html#jCp
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