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Forum: Space Shuttles - Space Station
Topic: ISS: Robonaut 2 (R2) unpacking and first ops

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 02-15-2012 02:09 PM <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="+0">[b]First human-humanoid handshake[/b]</font> Expedition 30 commander Dan Burbank worked with Robonaut 2 on Wednesday (Feb. 15) checking its joints and ensuring the humanoid robot can perform commands. Burbank coordinated with the Payload Operations Center (POC) at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., to perform the first "man-machine" handshake with Robonaut 2. "The first human-humanoid handshake in space," Burbank said just before Robonaut 2 reached out to take the astronaut's hand. The checkout also included a test to see if Robonaut's fingers are dexterous enough to perform sign language. "Did you catch that?" Robonaut 2 'wrote' on Twitter. "I don't have a voice, but I sent you a message — Hello world... in sign language!"</BLOCKQUOTE> <center><iframe width="400" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/grieVTdxsNI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> [i]<A HREF="http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum30/HTML/001108.html">See here</A> for discussion of Robonaut 2 on the International Space Station.[/i]</center>
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