Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025.

Long before the Valkyrie was created, Nasa's Robonaut was the first humanoid robot designed for use in space, taking on tasks that were otherwise performed by humans. Its specially designed hands ...

"Robots are developing fast, and the case for sending humans is getting weaker all the time," says Lord Martin Rees, the UK's Astronomer Royal. "I don't think any taxpayer's money should be used to ...

Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025. The experimental grippers demonstrated autonomous detection and ...

According to Yevgeny Dudorov, in the future, robots will be able to complete the tasks that humans never perform outside space stations MOSCOW, February 2. /TASS/. Robots can be used to greatly ...

The original project ended in 2019, but technology from LEMUR is being used in other robots that still have the potential for space travel. More from Tech ...

While exploring how best to design robots that use tails to reorient their bodies in midair, a team of researchers at the University of Michigan and University of California San Diego found that ...

China plans to send a flying robot to the far side of the moon next year to search for the frozen water that could hold the ...

Space Force’s CHAPPIE has been in use on the base since July, according to the dates on some photos released by the service. The robot, according to Space Force, is one of only two quadrupedal ...

Thanks to AI, the robotics industry is getting a makeover, and VCs are clamoring to back startups in the space industry that are building robots that autonomously complete tasks for their human ...