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 ...

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 ...

After 15 years of preparation, the first human-like robot designed for use in space is ready for launch. The robot helper, called Robonaut 2, is packed in a box-within-a-box and cushioned with foam ...

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

The first humanoid robot headed for space is taking Twitter by storm by posting updates on its coming spaceflight, and it was prepared to meet the press Wednesday. NASA robot handlers have been ...

(SPACE.com) -- Not content to simply stand in one place, NASA's mechanical astronaut has found not one, but two new robotic bodies that will allow it to move across land and space. Robonaut B, a robot ...

Robonaut, the International Space Station’s (ISS) long-time resident robot, has been a boon to the crew of the habitable satellite since its arrival there in 2011. The highly dexterous robot-astronaut ...

The Robonaut 2 has been dormant on the International Space Station for 6 months, but astronauts powered it up yesterday, reports TG Daily. Click here to see pictures of Robonaut 2 > Robonaut 2 is a ...

NASA launched Robonaut 2 into space in February of 2011. This was a big deal: the humanoid robot would be the first of its kind in orbit. Robonaut was intended to help the astronauts aboard the ISS ...

Not content to simply stand in one place, NASA's mechanical astronaut has found not one, but two new bodies that will allow it to move across land and space. Robonaut B, a robot built with humanlike ...

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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space is about to get its first humanoid from Earth. Robonaut 2 this week is hitching a one-way ride to the international space station aboard the space shuttle Discovery. It’s ...