NASA's Space Robotics Challenge awarded Northeastern University with a $2-million Valkyrie Robonaut 5 (R5) robot, which is now undergoing tests in a Massachusetts warehouse to prepare for the finalist ...

Two universities have been awarded the R5, NASA’s humanoid robot previoulsy known as the Valkyrie, for advanced research and development. NASA hopes that the research groups will provide upgrades ...

Humanoid robots will be helpful to astronauts on our journey to Mars, so NASA has awarded prototypes to two universities for advanced research and development work. NASA is interested in humanoid ...

They look like they could be cousins of C-3PO of "Star Wars" fame, and now they're off to college. NASA has awarded two prototype humanoid robots to research groups at Massachusetts Institute of ...

In a move closer to a future of human civilization on the Red Planet, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, has developed humanoid robots to send for advanced space missions.

Nasa needs help to develop software to make its robots more dexterous NASA Nasa is offering a $1m prize to anyone who can make its robots capable of assisting astronauts on missions to Mars. The ...

If one thing has been learned in the last half century, it's that sending astronauts into the harsh, unforgiving environment of space is both dangerous and expensive. To find a way to minimize risk ...

Nasa has released a video showing its R5 Valkyrie humanoid robot dancing to showcase how the robot's dexterity can come close to matching that of a human NASA Are you excited about the prospect of ...

MIT and Northeastern teams will compete to make NASA's 6-foot-tall humanoid robot, also called R5, more useful for space exploration. Freelancer Michael Franco writes about the serious and silly sides ...

What is your favorite space robot? How about stalwart Opportunity, still doing Martian science 11 years after its mission was supposed to end? Canadarm2 is another strong candidate: The 58-foot-long, ...

Two university groups have been selected to help upgrade NASA robots that could one day explore deep space and perhaps even Mars. Teams at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Northeastern ...