(AP) -- The 12 astronauts on the orbiting shuttle-station complex had to explain to a higher authority Thursday why they hadn't yet unpacked R2, the first humanoid robot in space.
Space Exploration
Mar 3, 2011
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The US space shuttle Discovery was poised to reach the International Space Station on Saturday as part of its final mission, carrying a new module and a robot to the orbiting research lab.
Space Exploration
Feb 26, 2011
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About 264 miles above the Earth, Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid robot developed by General Motors and the NASA Johnson Space Center, has finally begun its first mission.
Space Exploration
Feb 25, 2011
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(AP) -- Lonely astronauts on the International Space Station may soon be getting an android friend from Japan. And for the folks back home, it will tweet.
Robotics
Feb 17, 2011
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NASA's Robonaut 2 is primed and ready for launch aboard space shuttle Discovery in February. R2 is so ready, in fact, that it's going up ahead of its legs, which will follow on a later launch.
Space Exploration
Feb 1, 2011
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Great hands. Elite athletes have them, and they are a standout characteristic of Robonaut 2.
Engineering
Dec 9, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The ATHLETE rover, currently under development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., is in the Arizona desert this month to participate in NASA's Research and Technology Studies, also known ...
Space Exploration
Sep 6, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Robonaut 2 has no voice but is ready to tell you its story -- in 140 characters or less. The prototype robot will travel to space this fall to give NASA a deeper understanding of human-robotic interaction.
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2010
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NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2014. "My favorite views from #space – just past #sunrise over the ocean," the Expedition 40 astronaut tweeted.
Space Exploration
Sep 3, 2014
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(Phys.org)—NASA has selected eight advanced robotics projects that will enable the agency's future missions while supporting the Obama administration's National Robotics Initiative.
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2012
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