The legs will allow Robonaut to move through the space station. Robonaut is good to go after the power soak. The red ribbon is to remind the crew not to use its arms as handles. HOUSTON, Sept. 9, 2013 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space is about to get its first humanoid from Earth. Robonaut 2 — affectionately known as R2 — is hitching a one-way ride to the International Space Station this week aboard the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL (CBSMiami/AP) — A robot designed to help astronauts at the International Space Station is finally getting its space legs. The first out-of-this-world humanoid named Robonaut has had to ...

ABC News gets a first look at the space robot's new legs. Nov. 8, 2013 — -- Think of Robonaut as the strong, silent type. He wasn't programmed to talk but he's diligently working his sign ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Robonaut, the first out-of-this-world humanoid, is finally getting its space legs. For three years, Robonaut has had to manage from the waist up. This new pair of legs means the ...

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 ...

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Look out, astronauts – your companion robot on the International Space Station is now mobile! NASA's Robonaut 2 has received a set of legs that will help it move around the station, and will ...

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 ...

With legs, Robonaut 2 will be able to assist astronauts with both hands while keeping at least one leg anchored to the station structure at all times. Image released Nov. 13, 2013. This image shows ...