Humanoids to assist astronauts in space missions
Posted on: 26/Jan/2016 4:32:37 PM
A six foot tall humanoid is being developed by NASA. Scientists hope that the invention will assist astronauts in risky space missions that may be to Mars and asteroids.
Say the scientists, NASA is counting on robots to setup and care for deep space exploration facilities and equipment pre-deployed ahead of astronauts. Robots are also excellent precursors for conducting science missions ahead of human exploration.
The humanoid robot has been named R5. It was previously called Valkyrie. It will weight about 131 kgs. Last November, NASA had given two R5 robots to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Northeastern University in Boston.
Scientists say that they have two years to research and develop software to improve the autonomy of the robot.
