OK, I may be exaggerating a bit, but this is how a lot of bad sci-fi movies start out. A 12-foot tall, 3400 pound robot with 11-foot arms “rose like Frankenstein” to be installed at the International Space Station. Watch out, guys! In space, no one can hear you scream.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2008-03-15-space-shuttle_N.htm