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Daisy Thornton@dthorntonWFED

November 3, 2016 5:14 pm

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Welcome to the #FedFeed, a daily collection of federal ephemera gathered from social media and presented for your enjoyment.

NASA held a Facebook Live event today to show off its humanoid robot, Robonaut, and display its range of motion, the kinds of functions it could perform on the International Space Station and other extraterrestrial environments, and how it can work with humans.

Robonaut also has its own verified twitter account…

A pleasure to meet you. I am @AstroRobonaut, Human-Cyborg Relations. #StarWarsTheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/BGMt1ngqJS

— Robonaut (@AstroRobonaut) December 17, 2015

Which it sometimes uses to tweet at Valkyrie, NASA’s other humanoid robot.

Good morning! I'm powered up and my operators are about to send commands. pic.twitter.com/apSno1GBxB

— NASA Valkyrie (@NASAValkyrie) December 18, 2013

Daisy Thornton

Daisy Thornton is Federal News Network’s digital managing editor. In addition to her editing responsibilities, she covers federal management, workforce and technology issues. She is also the commentary editor; email her your letters to the editor and pitches for contributed bylines.

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