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 ...

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, 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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...