First Robot to Astronaut Handshake On-Orbit

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 20:30 in Astronomy & Space

Robonaut, the first humanoid 'bot in space, was activated and ordered to shake hands (and pose for a picture) with Dan Burbank, International Space Station commander, on February 15th, 2012.

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