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NASA has just completed construction of Dextre, a giant robot with "11-foot-long arms capable of sensing movement and force." Click here for first picture in gallery.

The 3,440-pound (1,560 kg.) robot would be extremely valuable for the activity of the space station, saving time and risky spacewalks to astronauts, who will be able to dedicate themselves to experiments rather than fixing the ISS
[via Gizmodo]

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Just too be clear - NASA was not responsible for DEXTRE's construction as DEXTRE is Canada's contribution to the ISS - more detail below. Dextre (also known as the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM)) is a two armed robot, or telemanipulator, which is part of the Mobile Servicing System and extends the function of this system to replace some activities otherwise requiring spacewalks. It was launched March 11, 2008 to the International Space Station (ISS) on mission STS-123. Dextre is part of Canada's contribution to the ISS and is named to represent its dexterous nature. It is sometimes also referred to as the Canada hand, by analogy with the Canadarm and Canadarm2.
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