The giant bot, which will eventually become a working member of the International Space Station team, is called "Dextre." According to an AP report, NASA astronauts have to build the faceless, marginally intelligent robot in space. When complete, Dextre will be 12 feet tall with two, massive, multi-jointed, 11-foot arms.

Lacking artificial intelligence, Dextre (short for dexterous) will be tele-operated and is expected to handle some station repair jobs. Most of the bot's intelligence appears to be in its sense of touch and precision control. The $200 million dollar robot can pivot at the waist but only uses one giant arm at a time.

Though Dextre lacks legs and the ability to make decisions on its own, that didn't stop astronauts from describing it as "scary," "monstrous," and a"Frankenstein." Expect more than one astronaut to suffer a few robot nightmares once Dextre establishes permanent residence on the space station.