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Creative Commons - Attribution Author: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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NASA captured image September 7, 2011
With the International Space Station's accordion solar array in the background, the Dextre robot uses its built-in cameras and lights at the end of its arm to scan the Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) module during the Vision Task. This data will help develop machine vision algorithms that work despite harsh on-orbit lighting, aiding future autonomous robotic operations beyond RRM.
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ssco.gsfc.nasa.gov/rrm_gfr-task.html
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