Space changes the rules for almost everything, including how a robot should move. On Earth, legs help us stand, balance and walk across a room. In microgravity, those same legs lose much of their ...

Stanford researchers have become the first to demonstrate that machine-learning control can safely guide a robot aboard the ISS, laying the groundwork for more autonomous space missions. Imagine a ...

With the rapid advancement of global aerospace technology, human space exploration is progressively extending from near-Earth orbit to the lunar sphere.

The team’s past work includes humanoids such as Robonaut 2, which spent seven years working on the International Space ...

Spread the loveWhen you think of Honda, what comes to mind? Cars, motorcycles, maybe even their quirky ASIMO robot? But ...

Planetary surface missions currently operate cautiously. On Mars, communication delays between Earth and rovers (typically between four and 22 minutes), as well as data transfer constraints due to ...

Humans won’t be the only ones aboard future NASA missions. At Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, researchers on the agency’s Dexterous Robotics Team are working on the next generation of advanced ...

NASA is working on humanoid robots that could join astronauts on future missions to the moon and possibly Mars. The idea is ...

NASA rovers have revealed fascinating details and close-up images of Mars and the moon, but exploring other planets is slow. Most rovers are remotely controlled from Earth, and their careful, ...

The idea of humans and robots working side-by-side in space was once the stuff of science fiction, but with NASA launching ...

View larger. | Ready for this? It’s a prototype for walking robots on Mars at the Marslabor facility at the University of Basel in Switzerland. Its builders say a robot explorer like this one could be ...