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Robonaut 2 and astronaut

Robonaut 2 and astronaut

Robonaut 2 is a humanoid robot that is being developed to take the place of astronauts during extravehicular activity (EVA) tasks. Robonaut is remotely controlled by an astronaut using a telepresence control system. It was flown to the International Space Station (ISS) by mission STS-133, the final mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery

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