Triple

T2139014
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Canadarm E46718 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object 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.
E238201 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Shuttle Remote Manipulator System | Statement: [Canadarm, alsoKnownAs, Shuttle Remote Manipulator System]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
Context triple: [Canadarm, alsoKnownAs, Shuttle Remote Manipulator System]
  • A. Mobile Servicing System
    The Mobile Servicing System is a Canadian-built robotic system on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and cargo handling in orbit.
  • B. Manned Maneuvering Unit
    The Manned Maneuvering Unit is a NASA-developed, backpack-like propulsion system that allowed astronauts to fly untethered in space during early Space Shuttle missions.
  • C. Spacelab instrument pointing system
    The Spacelab instrument pointing system was a precision guidance and control platform that allowed scientific instruments on Spacelab to be accurately aimed and stabilized for observations in space.
  • D. Orbital Maneuvering System
    The Orbital Maneuvering System was the Space Shuttle’s pair of rear-mounted rocket engines used for orbital insertion, adjustment, and deorbit burns.
  • E. Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01)
    Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01) was a reusable, free-flying platform developed by West Germany to conduct scientific and technological experiments in space, first deployed and retrieved by the Space Shuttle during the STS-7 mission.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
Triple: [Canadarm, alsoKnownAs, Shuttle Remote Manipulator System]
Generated description
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.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shuttle Remote Manipulator System
Target entity description: 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.
  • A. Mobile Servicing System
    The Mobile Servicing System is a Canadian-built robotic system on the International Space Station used for assembly, maintenance, and cargo handling in orbit.
  • B. Manned Maneuvering Unit
    The Manned Maneuvering Unit is a NASA-developed, backpack-like propulsion system that allowed astronauts to fly untethered in space during early Space Shuttle missions.
  • C. Spacelab instrument pointing system
    The Spacelab instrument pointing system was a precision guidance and control platform that allowed scientific instruments on Spacelab to be accurately aimed and stabilized for observations in space.
  • D. Orbital Maneuvering System
    The Orbital Maneuvering System was the Space Shuttle’s pair of rear-mounted rocket engines used for orbital insertion, adjustment, and deorbit burns.
  • E. Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01)
    Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01) was a reusable, free-flying platform developed by West Germany to conduct scientific and technological experiments in space, first deployed and retrieved by the Space Shuttle during the STS-7 mission.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a88a174ab48190a5db20c132e5dccf completed March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbe025d3c81908bcb33a7ff09eae8 completed March 7, 2026, 5:56 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae51b1290c8190a08850b428c99a6c completed March 9, 2026, 4:50 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae55923b748190bf7a2df3ae94edc8 completed March 9, 2026, 5:07 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae55fdc32c8190b6ecdc9b23d64cc5 completed March 9, 2026, 5:09 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.