Robotic ‘spiders’ could be the key to building large-scale structures in space, according to ESA’s Advanced Concepts Team. The tiny mechanical spiders would inch their way across large nets of fabric ...
Sending 1 kilogram to Mars will set you back roughly $2.4 million, judging by the cost of the Perseverance mission. If you want to pack up supplies and gear for every conceivable contingency, you’re ...
Engineers developing space exploration robots drew inspiration from the common squirrel for their latest cutting-edge bot design, which they say could also help in search and rescue missions during ...
When they needed a helping hand in orbit, astronauts could count on NASA’s reliable Robonaut. Diane Tedeschi Robonaut 1A was a test unit in the robotics lab at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Chinese humanoid robot maker EngineAI has unveiled plans to send its PM01 humanoid robot into space through a partnership with a commercial spaceflight company. EngineAI announced on Jan. 26 that it ...
The crawling robot, Lemur, was built to help astronauts complete small jobs in space. “Lemur could be an astronauts pet monkey,” says JPL engineer Brett Kennedy who designed the 6-limbed robot. Lemur ...
A 13-foot robot nicknamed Godzilla is being engineered to assemble components inside ITER, the massive fusion reactor taking ...