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Caltech Robot Autonomously Builds Part of a Structure in Space

A robot developed at Caltech has autonomously assembled part of a structure in orbit, a first for in-space construction that could eventually support telescopes, antennas and solar power stations too large to launch whole.

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A robot developed at Caltech has autonomously assembled part of a structure in orbit, a first for in-space construction that could eventually support telescopes, antennas and solar power stations too large to launch whole.