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Fact of the Day
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Each arm is approximately 2 feet, 8 inches long, giving the R2 a total wingspan of 8 feet. They boast seven degrees of freedom and the strength to hold 20 pounds in any pose in Earth’s gravity.
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