Advanced humanoid robots have been a mainstay of science fiction for decades, playing both the faithful sidekick and the murderous villain. The 2022 science fiction horror film M3GAN takes a middle ...

NASA has unveiled how its moon mining robot or In-Situ Resource Utilization Pilot Excavator (IPEx) will work on the lunar surface. This robotic system will support lunar digging, making it possible ...

As NASA fosters technologies needed to live and work farther away from home than ever before, the agency’s Technology Transfer program.

NASA is quietly laying the groundwork for a future in which orbiting platforms can build, repair, and even run themselves with minimal human presence. Its latest robotics initiative is designed not ...

NASA is eyeing a privately built 'Apollo' space robot for continued investment — and future space missions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

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 ...

It almost feels like outer space is designed to kill you, from massive amounts of radiation to extreme temperatures. To offload mundane and dangerous tasks from astronauts, NASA has invested in Austin ...

NASA today began looking for small robotic landers it can operate on the Moon. NASA said the idea behind its Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data (ILDD) program is to “obtain data and gather knowledge ...

NASA's humanoid robot named Valkyrie is going to be tested in Western Australia before its sent off to assist astronauts in space. NASA has taken to its blog to announce that Valkyrie is heading to ...

This view of NASA's RoboSimian robot shows its size as compared to human beings. The robot was built by engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. RoboSimian, built by engineers ...