Astronauts add features to new robot
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Spacewalking astronauts gave the International Space Station’s new robot some eyes and a set of tools, NASA officials said in Cape Canaveral.
It was the third spacewalk of shuttle Endeavour’s visit to the station, each one aimed at putting together Dextre, the giant robot. This time the robot got a tool belt and two cameras that will serve as eyes. Dextre, a Canadian Space Agency contribution that cost more than $200 million, is designed to assist spacewalking astronauts.
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