Dextre ~ Canada's Secret Weapon in the Space Race.

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STS-123 - Dextre Hauls Ass to Final Frontier
I'm not going to bore you with mission details. NASA and CSA are doing a fine job of it here and here resp.

No Siree. I'm treating you to my piccy album of Dextre Mission: It's As Easy As-123
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WOW! MDRobotics (MDA) have really jazzed up their web site. "It's nearly as good as my blog!" says Dex. A marvelous image gallery

Dextre denies Hubble harm - Dr. Science of DeadBodiesInc.com "asked me to introduce Hubble to the Atlantic, sooner than later. How could I? How could HE! Like he said, I'm ".. a truly classy, gentlebot of a machine."

So is it the end of beautiful pictures from deep space? - Rand Simberg suspects Hubble repairs now unlikely from Feb'05 NASA budget ("They'll probably send in the clones, nevertheless, to a fiery death with the old girl" - Dextre)

Dextre wasn't far off the mark labeling the old girl (Hubble Space Telescope) as "space junk". New hope for keeping up the good work - without risking life, limb, or robot!

Need to have a word in the shell-like over at NASA. Dextre is bemused by their PR writers 'cleansing' details of contributing nations' contractors.

For example, this recent (and excellent) article on 'Working Aloft': "Canada also is providing the new robotic "Canada Hand" for the station, called the Special Purpose Dexterious Manipulator (SPDM).

Also .. the Canadians who built the Space Shuttle's robotic arm and the new Orbiter Boom Sensor System

And ..getting a "big hand" from Canada

Sure, it's probably an article style thing, but..

Features

The Family Album - "My cousins and their parents" says Dextre, as proudly as any sentient robot can. We've yet to ferret out the myriad of subcontractors but try these links to the big players.

Dextre Speaks Out - The talking robot and that famous interview with SheepOverboard. Also, short interview on Dr. Science allegation re Hubble.

Dextre's Blog - the blogging robot, and world's most opinionated robot raves. Talk to Dextre (via link at blog top left)

The First Robot Hero? - Should she rescue Hubble, Dextre could be a household word, and first real robot hero

Dextre on Hubble - Hubble hit by comet? No, just Dextre's sharp tongue: "Space junk comes to mind - but kindly don't print that"

Dextre on Dextre - "That's not an erectile extension, it's 'ORU' - orbital remote docking"

Dextre on Ranger - "Great unit, if you need an assembly line space welder"

Dextre on Robonaut - "Hilarious on Springer as the girlfriend's chicken-walking 'other guy' "

 
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