NASA's Robonaut 2 flexes its newly built legs in this still from a video demonstration of the robot's new capabilities released Dec. 9, 2013. (Image credit: NASA/JSC) ...

Robonaut B has video-camera eyes and humanlike hands, plus a modified Segway scooter for mobility. NASA via Space.com Aug. 23, 2004, 1:35 PM EDT / Source : Space.com ...

After 15 years of preparation, the first human-like robot designed for use in space is ready for launch. The robot helper, called Robonaut 2, is packed in a box-within-a-box and cushioned with ...

Robonaut’s legs have already undergone extensive testing here on Earth, and now NASA says that they’re ready to make their way up into space on a cargo resupply mission on Sunday.

NASA’s humanoid robot looks like the offspring of a three-way between Daft Punk, C-3PO and a football player, and it goes by the name of R2 – Robonaut 2 if you’d like to get formal.

NASA's Robonaut 2 has received a set of legs that will help it move around the station, and will eventually enable the bot to work on repairs both inside and outside the orbiting outpost.

NASA's humanoid robot astronaut is getting its space legs. The space agency is building lower limbs for Robonaut 2, a robot designed to eventually help astronauts by taking over some of their ...

NASA's newest project – a human-like robot called the Robonaut 2 or R2 – is alive and slated to go on a mission later this year. The Robonaut 2 weighs about 300 pounds, runs on a battery and ...

Robonaut 2, delivered to the International Space Station back in February, ... NASA engineers must first calibrate and adapt the robot's movements to the zero-gravity environment.

Robonaut 2, also known as R2, was co-developed by NASA with American manufacturer GM and is meant to be used as an assistant to humans. R2 weighs 300-pounds and is built as a human with a head, a ...

The legs will allow Robonaut to move through the space station. Robonaut is good to go after the power soak. The red ribbon is to remind the crew not to use its arms as handles. HOUSTON, Sept. 9 ...

Look out, astronauts – your companion robot on the International Space Station is now mobile! NASA's Robonaut 2 has received a set of legs that will help it move around the station, and will ...