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[Scott Elcomb]

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:47 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> What is Robonaut?  How could a humanoid robot make any sense on ISS?
> Seems like a crazy skeuomorphic idea.

"The value of a humanoid over other designs is the ability to use the
same workspace and tools - not only does this improve efficiency in
the types of tools, but also removes the need for specialized robotic
connectors"

<http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/default.asp>

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