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  1. Robonaut2 - NASA

    Jul 14, 2025 · Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed jointly by NASA and General Motors under a cooperative agreement to develop a robotic assistant that can work alongside humans, whether they …

  2. About Robonaut - NASA

    Sep 26, 2023 · The Robonaut project has been conducting research in robotics technology on board the International Space Station (ISS) since 2011. In 2014, the original upper body humanoid robot was …

  3. What Is Robonaut? (Grades 5-8) - NASA

    Feb 1, 2012 · Robonaut is a NASA robot. Engineers designed Robonaut to be humanoid, which means it is built to look like a person.

  4. Robonaut 2 - Science@NASA

    Apr 14, 2025 · Researchers at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC), in collaboration with General Motors and Oceaneering, have designed a state-of-the-art, highly dexterous, humanoid robot: …

  5. NASA and GM Take a Giant Leap Forward in Robotics - NASA

    Sep 29, 2023 · The original Robonaut, a humanoid robot designed for space travel, was built by the software, robotics and simulation division at Johnson in a collaborative effort with the Defense …

  6. A Space Act Agreement was signed in 2007 to allow GM and NASA to pool resources and work together on the next-generation Robonaut. In February 2010, R2 was unveiled – a faster, more dexterous, …

  7. Robonaut - NASA

    Apr 28, 2023 · Watch videos and read about NASA's humanoid robot created for space exploration.

  8. Human Exploration Telerobotics (HET) - NASA

    Jul 26, 2023 · Two of these robots — Robonaut 2 and the “Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient Experimental Satellites,” or SPHERES — are aboard the International Space Station. …

  9. Meet Four NASA Inventors Improving Life on Earth and Beyond

    May 9, 2025 · A robot for space and the workplace Myron (Ron) Diftler led the team behind Robonaut 2 (R2), a humanoid robot developed with General Motors. The goal was to create a robot that could …

  10. The First Humanoid Robot in Space Robonaut 2 (R2) - NASA

    Today onboard the International Space Station (ISS), Robonaut 2 has spanned six crew expeditions and has been recently upgraded with walking legs. These legs will soon allow it to move inside the ISS to …