Mission Specialist Bernard Harris, in the D-2 Spacelab, unpacking a case of ROTEX component parts for assembly at the ROTEX Rack (rack ``B``) for the Robotics Technology Experimenmt (ROTEX). ROTEX is an arm with: six joints and can reach in all directions, two torque sensors to ensure the arm does not become overloaded and a gripping assembly equipped with laser distance-measuring devices, tactile sensors and stereo television cameras.
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NASA
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Mission Specialist Bernard Harris, in the D-2 Spacelab, unpacking a case of ROTEX component parts for assembly at the ROTEX Rack (rack ``B``) for the Robotics Technology Experimenmt (ROTEX). ROTEX is an arm with: six joints and can reach in all directions, two torque sensors to ensure the arm does not become overloaded and a gripping assembly equipped with laser distance-measuring devices, tactile sensors and stereo television cameras.