Robotic arms and manipulator systems mounted on a crewed vehicle or station to move cargo, assist spacewalks or handle other spacecraft, rather than a free-flying craft in their own right. Belongs here: any such mounted robotic arm system. Does not belong here: a free-flying robotic spacecraft, grouped under Space Probe or Satellite depending on its own mission.
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1. Wikipedia: Canadarm
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The Canadarm was first tested in orbit in 1981, on Space Shuttle Columbia's STS-2 mission.
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