space exploration

Prepping a robot for its journey to Mars

Sarah Hensley is preparing an astronaut named Valkyrie for a mission to Mars. It is 6 feet tall, weighs 300 pounds, and is equipped with an extended chest cavity that makes it look distinctly female. ...

21 October 2016, by MIT News

Schiaparelli, are you there? The high risks of space robotics again crash home

In Darmstadt, Germany, European Space Agency (ESA) teams are scrambling to confirm contact with the Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module (EDM), Schiaparelli—the spectre of Philae still hau...

20 October 2016, by Alex Kirkpatrick

Philae: A proof of concept for cometary landing

We asked Alan Winfield what the first successful landing on a comet means for the future of space mining. Find out his answer below. The successful landing of Philae on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasim...

01 December 2014, by Alan Winfield

Astronaut on International Space Station successfully controls K10 rover on Earth, supporting use of telerobotics in future deep space missions

On June 17, 2013, Astronaut Chris Cassidy successfully drove a K10 rover on earth, via remote connection from the Surface Telerobotics Workbench on the International Space Station, showing that robo...

02 July 2013, by Terry Fong

NASA’s Ironman-like exoskeleton could give astronauts, paraplegics improved mobility and strength

Spinoff may help astronauts stay healthier in space with the added benefit of assisting paraplegics in walking here on Earth. See on www.nasa.gov...

11 October 2012, by Ioannis K. Erripis

Polaris Moon rover rolled out for Lunar Robot Open House | The Tartan

Pittsburgh-based space robotics company Astrobotic Technology, Inc. rolled out the first prototype of its lunar ice prospecting robot, Polaris, in the Gates Center at its first official public unveili...

08 October 2012, by Andra Keay

NASA funds 8 robotics projects to aid space exploration

NASA will award a total of $2.7 million to eight advanced robotics projects, in an effort to push forward the frontiers of space exploration, agency officials announced Friday (Sept. 14). See on www....

19 September 2012, by Andra Keay