Before there was R2, however, there was Robonaut 1A, R2’s older sibling. Unlike R2, Robonaut 1A has no legs, but with its broad shoulders and thick forearms, R1A’s physique is, well, jacked.

Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station tested an "intelligent flight robot," checked on a fruit fly experiment ...

Vacuuming is a bit of a chore at the best of times, which is why many people have a robot to do it for them, or even pay ...

CIMON-2 is a ball-shaped robot designed to interact with astronauts on the International Space Station, helping them manage tasks, stress and the isolation of living more than 200 miles above ...

The Rollin' Justin robot places a seismometer on the ground during the Surface Avatar test at DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen on 24 July 2023. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio controlled a trio of robots on the ...

Robot Rollin' Justin is a pioneer in testing how astronauts can control a machine on another world. He just finished a test on simulated sands of a Mars-like world.

Astronauts on the International Space Station will unpack NASA's Robonaut 2 March 15. Robonaut 2 is the world's first humanoid robot to fly in space.

Robots can be used to set up and maintain equipment needed for long-term human missions on Mars or other planets, without humans being there, Panagiotis Artemiadis, Director of the Human-Oriented ...

The astronauts will be operating four different robots as part of the mission. Three are set up and ready to go at the German Space Operations Center in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.

Gangs of Mining Robots Could Do the Dirty Work for Astronauts on the Moon. Published Sep 09, 2021 at 10:55 AM EDT Updated Sep 10, 2021 at 5:28 AM EDT. By Robert Lea . Newsweek Is A Trust Project ...

A Robot Just Might Be an Astronaut’s Best Friend. When they needed a helping hand in orbit, astronauts could count on NASA’s reliable Robonaut. Diane Tedeschi June 19, 2025.