Latching End Effector
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The Latching End Effector is a robotic grappling and attachment mechanism used on the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 to capture, manipulate, and secure payloads and spacecraft.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latching End Effector canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2372704 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Latching End Effector Context triple: [Canadarm2, hasEndEffector, Latching End Effector]
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A.
DEKA Arm System
The DEKA Arm System is an advanced prosthetic limb designed to provide highly dexterous, near-natural arm and hand function for amputees using sophisticated sensors and control systems.
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B.
Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
The Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, commonly known as Canadarm, is a robotic arm used on NASA's Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, maneuver, and capture payloads in space.
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C.
Rosa robotic platform
The Rosa robotic platform is a surgical robotics system used primarily in orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures to enhance precision and assist surgeons in joint replacement and spine surgeries.
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D.
Ameca
Ameca is a city in the Mexican state of Jalisco known as an agricultural and commercial center in the Ameca Valley region.
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E.
ASIMO humanoid robot
ASIMO is a pioneering humanoid robot developed by Honda, designed to walk, run, and interact with humans as a research platform for advanced robotics and mobility technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Latching End Effector Target entity description: The Latching End Effector is a robotic grappling and attachment mechanism used on the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 to capture, manipulate, and secure payloads and spacecraft.
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A.
DEKA Arm System
The DEKA Arm System is an advanced prosthetic limb designed to provide highly dexterous, near-natural arm and hand function for amputees using sophisticated sensors and control systems.
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B.
Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
The Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, commonly known as Canadarm, is a robotic arm used on NASA's Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, maneuver, and capture payloads in space.
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C.
Rosa robotic platform
The Rosa robotic platform is a surgical robotics system used primarily in orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures to enhance precision and assist surgeons in joint replacement and spine surgeries.
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D.
Ameca
Ameca is a city in the Mexican state of Jalisco known as an agricultural and commercial center in the Ameca Valley region.
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E.
ASIMO humanoid robot
ASIMO is a pioneering humanoid robot developed by Honda, designed to walk, run, and interact with humans as a research platform for advanced robotics and mobility technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grappling mechanism
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robotic end effector ⓘ space station component ⓘ |
| attachedTo | end of Canadarm2 ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Flight Releasable Grapple Fixture
ⓘ
Power Data Grapple Fixture ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Canadarm2 control software ⓘ |
| controlledFrom |
ISS robotics workstations
ⓘ
ground control centers ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Canadian Space Agency
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MDA ⓘ |
| developedFor | International Space Station operations ⓘ |
| enables |
Canadarm2 to capture uncrewed cargo vehicles
ⓘ
Canadarm2 to relocate along ISS truss ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | LEE ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
enable arm to walk off between base points
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mechanically latch onto compatible fixtures ⓘ rigidize connection between arm and payload ⓘ |
| hasPart |
data connectors
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electrical connectors ⓘ grapple fixture interface ⓘ latching mechanism ⓘ snare cables ⓘ video connectors ⓘ |
| locationOfUse | exterior of the International Space Station ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
ISS crew
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ground-based robotics operators ⓘ |
| operatesIn | microgravity environment ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadarm2
ⓘ
International Space Station ⓘ Mobile Servicing System ⓘ |
| provides |
data transfer
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electrical power transfer ⓘ structural attachment between arm and payload ⓘ video signal transfer ⓘ |
| requires | compatible grapple fixture on target ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
arm base change operations
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payload installation on ISS exterior ⓘ visiting vehicle capture operations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
berthing visiting vehicles to the ISS
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capturing payloads ⓘ grappling spacecraft ⓘ manipulating payloads ⓘ providing data connections ⓘ providing power connections ⓘ providing video connections ⓘ securing payloads ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Canadarm2
ⓘ
Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Latching End Effector Description of subject: The Latching End Effector is a robotic grappling and attachment mechanism used on the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 to capture, manipulate, and secure payloads and spacecraft.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.