Autonomous free-flying robots aboard the International Space Station (ISS) frequently lose their bearings. Without gravity to distinguish up from down, even precision sensors suffer from accumulating ...

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They have become the first to demonstrate that AI-based control can guide a robot autonomously in space. The research focuses on Astrobee, a cube-shaped, fan-powered robot designed to float through ...

The modified robot dog can track chemical, biological and nuclear material. And yes, it is named after the 2015 sci-fi movie. By Nicholas Slayton Published Nov 12, 2024 8:50 AM EST Troops stationed at ...

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.

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 ...

5-23-16 update: Cyclone Space Mining was so close to big mining runs at NASA’s annual robotics competition. But, a broken frame disabled one of the team’s two robots during the team’s first run. Then, ...

The year 2025 is going to be pivotal for Tesla’s humanoid robot plans, if the words of CEO Elon Musk are to be believed. But next year could mark an astronomical milestone for the company’s Optimus ...

If you entered a test site operated by Japan’s space agency recently, you would’ve seen a bunch of tiny red robots trundling across a sandy surface. The AI-powered robots were being tested ahead of a ...

Colossal super-rockets being produced by billionaires Elon Musk snd Jeff Bezos are set to carry astronauts across the heavens in a new "Golden Age of Space Exploration" (Photo by NASA via Getty Images ...

When NASA’s free-flying helpers on the International Space Station drifted into trouble, the solution did not come from a new thruster or a last-minute software patch. It came from a virtual copy of ...