Robonaut R2 in the ISS

RemadERemadE Global Moderator
edited August 2011 in Spurious Generalities
Does this not scare anyone into thinking about HAL 9000 from 2001 A Space Odessey? Pretty awesome if we can send these things to Mars or other inhospitable planets.
The first human-like astronaut robot - Robonaut 2 or R2 - has awakened at the International Space Station - and already started tweeting.

"Those electrons feel GOOD! One small step for man, one giant leap for tinman kind," said the robot's first tweet.
R2 was brought to the ISS in February 2011 on board of space shuttle Discovery.
It has been designed to work alongside humans, helping them both inside and outside the station.

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