Andre and Robonaut onboard the ISS

Andre Kuipers takes a look at Robonaut onboard the International Space Station.

Robonaut is a humanoid robotic development project conducted by the Dextrous Robotics Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas. Robonaut differs from other current space-faring robots in that, while most current space robotic systems (such as robotic arms, cranes and exploration rovers) are designed to move large objects, Robonaut's tasks require more dexterity.

Andre is on the orbital outpost for ESA's long-duration mission, PromISSe. He was launched with his fellow crewmembers Don Petitt and Oleg Kononenko, from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, in December 2012.