Robonaut 2 (R2), built out of a collaboration between NASA and General Motors, is a dexterous Robonaut 2 launched up to the ISS on February 24th, 2011, fulfilling a 15 year dream to put a...

A robonaut is a humanoid robot, part of a development project conducted by the Dexterous Robotics Laboratory at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas.

Researchers at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC), in collaboration with General Motors and Oceaneering, have designed a state-of-the-art, highly dexterous...

NASA and GM have teamed up to build Robonaut 2 - a new robot / Robonaut 2 ready to give astro... Robonaut 2 has been designed to work alongside humans - or perform as Hamlet apparently.

Robonaut 2 is a humanoid sent to the International Space Station to help astronauts with various tasks. It can grasp objects, flip switches, and high-five crew members after successfully performing tasks.

Outer space is a dangerous place for astronauts, especially when they need to venture out for a space walk—usually to do maintenance and repairs on their spacecraft or other satellite.

Последние твиты от Robonaut (@AstroRobonaut). A humanoid robot designed to work side by side with humans, or go where the risks are too great for people. Currently on board the International...

The space shuttle Discovery delivered a humanoid robot helper called Robonaut 2 to the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA).

Nasa's Robonaut 2 has the makings of the perfect space surgeon. As Robonaut's name suggests, it is not alone. There are currently four versions of the android with more in development.