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Meet Canada's robot masters

Video. Meet Canada's robot masters

Updated: 24 December 2016 - 12:30 GMT+1

Behind the scenes at the Canadian Space Agency to meet the team that controls the Canadarm 2, trains astronauts to use space robots, and develops rovers for the Moon and Mars.

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