The first humanoid robot ever launched into space is finally free. Astronauts at the International Space Station unpacked Robonaut on Tuesday, 2 1/2 weeks after its arrival via shuttle Discovery. NASA broadcast the humorous ...
Space Exploration
Mar 16, 2011
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Astronauts and robots have united in space with a healthy handshake.
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2012
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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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NASA's humanoid robot has finally awakened in space.
Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2011
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Space is about to get its first humanoid from planet Earth. Robonaut 2 - affectionately known as R2 - is hitching a one-way ride to the International Space Station this week aboard the final flight of space shuttle Discovery.
Space Exploration
Nov 1, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA will launch the first human-like robot to space later this year to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station. Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed jointly by NASA and General Motors ...
Space Exploration
Apr 14, 2010
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(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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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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Robonaut, the first out-of-this-world humanoid, is finally getting its space legs. For three years, Robonaut has had to manage from the waist up. This new pair of legs means the experimental robot—now stuck on a pedestal—is ...
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2014
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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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