Swiss Army Knife for Space Vehicles: Astronauts can add tools to the limbs of the Lemur IIa robot Thomas Slager From Popsci.com:
Versatile robots will rule the heavens, or at least ensure that they run efficiently.
Lemur IIa is a robot designed to autonomously inspect and maintain in-orbit space equipment such as the Orion crew exploration vehicle. Shown below on a model space telescope, the Lemur IIa was envisioned as an orbital Swiss Army knife. Each limb has four degrees of freedom and a "quick connect” feature, allowing astronauts to swap in different repair tools as needed.
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