July 2021
Canadarm2 - 20 years of Canadian space robotics on the ISS
...since it was first deployed the robotic arm, together with Dextre, a two-armed robot, has developed far beyond its ...HTV-1, in September 2009. Evolution Operation of Canadarm2 and Dextre has completely changed since those first components arrived on ...
May 2019
Active debris removal faces legal minefield
... Mission (RRM) carried out by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in collaboration with NASA. As part of this experiment, Dextre is used to service and refuel satellites in orbit, especially those not built to be refurbished – in other words, those with...
January 2019
Preparing for a robotic revolution in Earth orbit
Here on Earth, the robotic revolution is in full swing. Robots in industry are increasing productivity, improving worker safety, and enabling new levels of performance that humans alone simply cannot match. The volume of industrial robots being ...
June 2022
Sunshades in space could help alleviate Earth’s climate crisis
...the interests of all humanity, to build solutions for Earth’s greatest challenges. The Canadarm2 robotic arm and Dextre extract the Bartolomeo platform planned to be used as an on-orbit factory in the PERASPERA In-Orbit Demonstration (PERIOD) project...
31 May 2021
Space junk collision highlights need for intervention
... indicate that the arm's performance remains unaffected and Canadarm2 is continuing to work on placing its ‘robotic hand’ (Dextre) to replace a faulty power switchbox. This latest collision highlights the growing threat posed by orbital debris as the...
