When something goes wrong with the ISS, astronauts usually don their suits and brave the harsh conditions of space to do what needs to be done. But the space station's Canadian robotic arm (aptly ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit took a 10-hour timelapse of Dextre, a handy Canadian robot, working with a science experiment on the ISS.

Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency's dual-armed mechanical "handyman," has successfully refueled a faux satellite from the ISS as part of NASA's and the CSA's joint Robotic Refueling Mission.

CAPE CANAVERAL, — Mr. Dextre stands taller than a house, has two seven-jointed arms and can fly around the Earth in about 90 minutes. But he is not a superhero, nor is “he” a person. “Mr ...

Canada's Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (Dextre), a two-armed robotic handyman, is ready for business on the ISS after completing its first repair job Aug. 30. The big Canadian-built robot ...

The new robot, named Dextre, was… The Space Shuttle Endeavour launched this morning with a new 12-foot robot that can perform maintenance tasks to the ISS, relieving astronauts of risky duties.

LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC–The Canadian Space Agency is proud to announce that Dextre, the third and final element of the Mobile Servicing System which is part of Canada’s contribution to the In… ...

After four days of high-wire assembly, Dextre will be ready for action—loading and unloading different objects, manipulating and detaching cover panels outside the ISS.

This illustration depicts the Canadian Space Agency's Dextre maintenance robot at the end of the International Space Station's Canadarm2. Dextre and a Japanese module will be delivered to the ISS ...