Robonaut 2
NASA · USA · unveiled in 2010
discontinued
A dexterous humanoid developed by NASA together with General Motors, which in 2011 became the first humanoid robot in space. It worked on the ISS until 2018, when it returned to Earth because of malfunctions, and it is now on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center.
Applications
Data
| degrees of freedom | 42 (according to the manufacturer) [1] |
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Sources
- NASA – NASA to Launch Human-Like Robot to Join Space Station Crew (2010)
- NASA – Robonaut 2
- National Air and Space Museum – A Robot Could Be an Astronaut's Best Friend
- collectSPACE – Robonaut-2 reunited with its ride into space at Smithsonian
In the History of robots
- 2010 – Introduction of Robonaut 2
- 2011 – Robonaut 2 flies to space
