Picture this: Astronauts floating in weightlessness sip cups of coffee while staring out the windows of the International Space Station. They're looking at a vaguely human-like figure as it scuttles ...

With the most human-like robotic hands in the world, NASA’s Robonaut Unit B will demonstrate how it might assist astronauts in the harsh environment of outer space. The second prototype unit of this ...

NASA is no stranger to spacefaring robots. But the first human-shaped robot to fly to the International Space Station is something special. That's why the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum ...

Human-like hands, fingers and even television camera eyes have been hallmarks of NASA’s Robonaut, but recent work seeks to give the nimble robot legs, or at least a leg, and even wheels. Robonaut took ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's humanoid robot has finally awakened in space. Ground controllers turned Robonaut on Monday for the first time since it was delivered to the International Space Station in ...

NASA is exploring the potential for human robot design with Robonaut 2, a humanoid machine currently assisting astronauts on the International Space Station. The chief design goal for the robot -- a ...