Photo of Robonaut (Photo courtesy of NASA). Development of Robonaut 2 Robonaut 2’s launch, on board the last flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, is the fulfillment of a 15-year dream to put a ...

Rock band Coheed and Cambria's drummer Josh Eppard shakes Robonaut 2's hand at NASA's Johnson Space Center In Houston, Texas - Sept. 17th, 2014 NASA astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted this photo of ...

Robonaut 2 in the Destiny U.S. Laboratory during the first use of the Robonaut Tele-operation System. Robonaut is a dexterous humanoid robot designed to manipulate hardware, work in high risk ...

NASA's humanoid robot is losing its sight, so the space agency is turning to the public for help. Robonaut 2 currently serves as a helper/repair robot aboard the International Space Station. It IS ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space is about to get its first humanoid from Earth. Robonaut 2 — affectionately known as R2 — is hitching a one-way ride to the International Space Station this week aboard the ...

The NASA Robonaut 2, often referred to as R2, is an updated version of NASA’s original Robonaut. The new model is designed to be more flexible than its predecessor and is capable of lifting heavier ...

GM and NASA plan to launch R2 humanoid robot this September to test how well it works alongside astronauts and in the rigors of outer space. In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the ...

The International Space Station’s resident robot is going blind, and NASA has put out a call to Earthlings for help. Robonaut 2, for those not in the know, is NASA’s highly dexterous robot-astronaut ...

Have robots got the right stuff? We'll soon find out, as NASA has announced that one of the last flights of the space shuttle will carry a humanoid robot, Robonaut 2, up to the International Space ...

Space exploration and robotics have always worked hand in hand, and over the years, the collision between the two fields gave birth to some incredible machines. On that list, the Robonaut, a humanoid ...

Robonaut 2, NASA’s first humanoid robot in space, was selected as the NASA Government Invention of the Year for 2014. Many outstanding inventions were considered for this award, and Robonaut 2 was ...

With legs, Robonaut 2 will be able to assist astronauts with both hands while keeping at least one leg anchored to the station structure at all times. Image released Nov. 13, 2013. This image shows ...