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Prepping a robot for its journey to Mars
MIT News
21 Oct 2016
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. ...
Schiaparelli, are you there? The high risks of space robotics again crash home
Alex Kirkpatrick
20 Oct 2016
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...
Philae: A proof of concept for cometary landing
Alan Winfield
01 Dec 2014
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...
Astronaut on International Space Station successfully controls K10 rover on Earth, supporting use of telerobotics in future deep space missions
Terry Fong
02 Jul 2013
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...
NASA’s Ironman-like exoskeleton could give astronauts, paraplegics improved mobility and strength
Ioannis K. Erripis
11 Oct 2012
Spinoff may help astronauts stay healthier in space with the added benefit of assisting paraplegics in walking here on Earth.
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Polaris Moon rover rolled out for Lunar Robot Open House | The Tartan
Andra Keay
08 Oct 2012
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...
NASA funds 8 robotics projects to aid space exploration
Andra Keay
19 Sep 2012
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).
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