From: snidelyd@netscape.com   
      
   Andrew Nowicki  wrote:   
      
   [...]   
   > This is a mundane job best suited for telerobots   
   > like Dextre or Robonaut. Astronauts are better   
   > suited for tasks that are too difficult for the   
   > telerobots, for example taking apart and repairing   
   > a digital camera.   
   >   
      
    From what I read of the NASA Robonaut tests, it appears that they are   
   presently not a heck of a lot farther along than handing spanner A from   
   tool tray B to the astronaut, who then tightens nut C on widget D.   
      
   /dps   
      
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