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Humanoid Robot for Spacewalks

Posted by michael on from the send-a-robot-to-do-the-dirty-work dept.

Nils writes "Here is the web page of a research project at NASA JSC's Dexterous Robots Lab (DRL) to develop a humanoid robot for use in space. It is state-of-the-art with incredible hands, arms, torso, and stereoscopic vision for remote control. Very cool." We had a story on the Robonaut two years ago, but it looks like they've come a long way since then.

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  1. Re:Not Impressed by H3XA · · Score: 3, Funny

    6 million dollar (worth of surgery) man?

    I wonder how long before NASA buys Abyss Creations (maker of RealDoll) so NASA can build useful "recreational" robots for those long trips to Mars.

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  2. Data by LunarOne · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cool! Star Trek's "Data" version 0.001 (alpha)

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  3. Re:It all comes down to... by Kredal · · Score: 3, Funny

    Too bad it's got a faulty motivator.... what about that R-2 unit?

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  4. Maybe I'm an ignorant dumbass but... by The_Guv'na · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wouldn't it make sense to have the robot designed to a form that's efficient and practical as possible? Sure, current EVA hardware is human-form oriented, but in the long run they will be replaced anyway.

    Mine would have 8 arms, a beer cooler, joint roller [munchies make space food taste nicer!], and puncture repair kit.

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  5. keep us updated by C0D3X · · Score: 2, Funny

    "We had a story on the Robonaut two years ago, 16 months ago, 14 months ago, 12 months ago, 10 months ago, 9 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 weeks ago, 4 days ago, and yesterday, but it looks like they've come a long way since then. "