German Mir 'inspector' a precursor for Station robots.

GERMAN 'INSPECTOR': Also set for a Mir tryout is Germany's "X-Mir inspector" robotic free flyer delivered last week by a Russian Progress resupply capsule (DAILY, Oct. 9). For two days in December the little robot built by Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG (DASA) will fly around Mir, giving controllers at...

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