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 ...

Having blasted off into space on February 24 this year, Robonaut 2 — the first humanoid robot destined to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station — is now unpacked and being ...

NASA's humanoid robot astronaut is getting its space legs. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The space agency is building lower limbs ...

The first humanoid robot headed for space is taking Twitter by storm by posting updates on its coming spaceflight, and it was prepared to meet the press Wednesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

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 ...

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 aboard the final flight ...

The NASA Robonaut 2, often referred to as R2, is an updated version of NASA’s original Robonaut. The new model is designed to be more flexible than its predecessor and is capable of lifting heavier ...

The real Robonaut 2 may be up in the International Space Station helping astronauts with day-to-day activities, but now NASA is giving you the chance to have your own Robonaut 2 to experiment with (in ...

After a long wait, Robonaut 2, the humanoid robot who is currently making its home attached to a post on the International Space Station, is finally getting its legs! Robonaut’s legs have already ...

Adding a few more tweets to the 20 Billion already going through Twitter. The new NASA Robonaut 2 will tweet back mission updates from the International Space Station to its own Twitter account.

GM and NASA plan to launch R2 humanoid robot this September to test how well it works alongside astronauts and in the rigors of outer space. In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the ...