First Robot to Astronaut Handshake On-Orbit
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 15:00
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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