In a windy patch of desert outside Barstow, Calif., a 700-pound planetary rover named Helelani is churning its thick tires through a flour-like dust. Seven teams from around the world are taking turns ...

The main attractions: The star performers at this festival are not musicians, but space robots and the people who spend their lives building them. Why the desert? "It's an extreme environment. That's ...

HOUSTON/AUSTIN, Texas, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Standing at 6 feet 2 inches (188 centimeters) tall and weighing 300 pounds (136 kilograms), NASA's humanoid robot Valkyrie is an imposing figure. Valkyrie, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The 220-mile-high unveiling of R2, the first humanoid robot in space, is being moved up at the urging of the president of the United States. Astronaut Catherine Coleman said ...

NASA is no stranger to spacefaring robots. But the first human-shaped robot to fly to the International Space Station is something special. That's why the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum ...

Join Rob, the galaxy's most curious and adventurous robot as he explores wondrous planets with his friends Ema, the alien linguist, TK the walking toolkit and Orbit the quriky artist. ABC iview Home ...

Hundreds of people from at least 15 different countries have journeyed to the International Space Station (ISS), but the habitable artificial satellite has only hosted human astronauts, until the ...

The robot just explored a Mars-like world, with help from an International Space Station astronaut. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Learn about the history of Harmonic Drive with space robots, from the Mariner missions to exploration of Mars.

A recent study has been exploring the potential of social robots to support the mental health of astronauts in space. Researchers highlight how isolation and limited social interaction during space ...

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