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FYI- I think the robotic arm is made in Canada. Either that or some punk kid put that "Canada" sticker there.

Yep, made by Spar Aerospace.

Their first commissioned prototype, before the Canadarm fitted to the space shuttles, was built it the early 1960s. It was called the Canadafinger and fitted to Canadian and American satellites to give "the bird" when overflying Soviet-aligned nations. Rumour has it that the initiative was privately funded by a shadowy figure known in diplomatic circles only as "B.G." 

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Yes, the Canadarm is made in Canada by Spar. The Int'l Space Station's arm is also made by Spar. It is the one that can move itself around the station like an inch worm - it has anchors on both ends.

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