NASA's 'Robonaut' will walk in space. (Tech Talk).The "Star Wars" movie series may be closer to reality than we thought. NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. is developing a humanoid robot  It has been suggested that Android & Actroid be merged into this article or section. , called Robonaut,
to function like an astronaut astronaut, crew member on a U.S. manned spaceflight mission; the Soviet term is cosmonaut. Candidates for manned spaceflight are carefully screened to meet the highest physical and mental standards, and they undergo rigorous training. and perform spacewalks.
Robonaut was designed to help humans work and explore in space, said Chris Culbert, chief of robotic systems robotic system An integrated system of devices that automate production and manufacturing of goods and services Surgery An AI-based surgical assistant system, which processes sensory input from haptic interfaces and/or allows surgeons to act with more accuracy than at NASA. The robot has a humanoid shape. It is equipped with a dexterous dex·ter·ous also dex·trous adj. 1. Skillful in the use of the hands. 2. Having mental skill or adroitness. 3. Done with dexterity. five-fingered hand and human-scale arm. The robot's hand can grasp and manipulate objects that are not designed to be compatible with robots. Its two arms are designed to be equivalent to human strength, scale, reach and dexterity. Its head has two eyes and a neck with two degrees of freedom, so it can nod up and down and shake left and right. NASA doesn't expect to be able to duplicate human movement fully, but it does hope to come close to the dexterity of performance of an astronaut wearing a builty spacesuit in outer space, Culbert said. Robonaut won't be ready for prime time for years. NASAs plan is to I send it to the International Space Station. |
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