Robonaut 2, nicknamed R2, shakes hands with NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, Expedition 30 commander, in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. This event made history with the first ...

With legs, Robonaut 2 will be able to assist astronauts with both hands while keeping at least one leg anchored to the station structure at all times. Image released Nov. 13, 2013. This image shows ...

Robonaut 2 in the Destiny U.S. Laboratory during the first use of the Robonaut Tele-operation System. Robonaut is a dexterous humanoid robot designed to manipulate hardware, work in high risk ...

When Discovery's six astronauts take the final space shuttle ride to orbit in September, there'll be one more rider sitting in the back of the bus: Robonaut 2, the semi-humanoid robot created by NASA ...

Rock band Coheed and Cambria's drummer Josh Eppard shakes Robonaut 2's hand at NASA's Johnson Space Center In Houston, Texas - Sept. 17th, 2014 NASA astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted this photo of ...

NASA’s Robonaut 2 has no voice but is ready to tell you its story — in 140 characters or less. The prototype robot will travel to space this fall to give NASA a deeper understanding of human-robotic ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —Space is about to get its first humanoid from planet Earth. Robonaut 2 — affectionately known as R2 — is hitching a one-way ride to the International Space Station this week ...

Robonaut 2, also known as R2, is prepped to visit the International Space Station via NASA's space shuttle Discovery. For R2, a joint robot effort with General Motors and NASA, it's the first trip ...

Robonaut, the first out-of-this-world humanoid, is finally getting its space legs. For three years, Robonaut has had to manage from the waist up. This new pair of legs means the experimental robot—now ...

Robonaut 2, NASA’s first humanoid robot in space, was selected as the NASA Government Invention of the Year for 2014. Many outstanding inventions were considered for this award, and Robonaut 2 was ...