One
of the more publicized technology demonstrations on STS-133 is a
humanoid robot that seems like something right out of a sci-fi movie. Robonaut serves
as a springboard to help evolve new robotic capabilities in space. Over
the next few years, tests of this technology on the space station will
demonstrate that a dexterous robot can launch and operate in a space
vehicle, manipulate mechanisms in a microgravity environment, function
for extended duration within the space environment, assist with tasks,
and eventually interact with the crewmembers.
The current Robonaut iteration: Robonaut 2.
(Image courtesy of NASA)
(Image courtesy of NASA)
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