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Uploaded by on Feb 4, 2009

Robonaut is a humanoid robot designed by the Robot Systems Technology Branch at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The Robonaut project seeks to develop and demonstrate a robotic system that can function as an EVA astronaut equivalent. Robonaut jumps generations ahead by eliminating the robotic scars (e.g., special robotic grapples and targets) and specialized robotic tools of traditional on-orbit robotics. However, it still keeps the human operator in the control loop through its telepresence control system. Robonaut is designed to be used for "EVA" tasks, i.e., those which were not specifically designed for robots. TRACLabs Inc. researchers were involved in the design of Robonauts manipulators, hands, vision system and automation control software. Visit www.TRAClabs.com for more.

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  • Future is now

  • @ThisIsStupidist Nerds are building these for space?!? WHERES THE DAMN SEX DRIODS??

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  • errr was it a coincidence that the head resembles alot to a cylon?

  • lol ASIMO kick that thing ass

  • Fuck you ASIMO!!!!

  • @storytimeguitar its designed to be an assistant to astronauts. helping with space walks etc. Also taking on a human form is just for psychological purposes. its like having a robotic friend to keep you company :P There is actually one of these on the ISS right now.

  • Its interesting that given the chance to build a robot that need not be bound by the limitations of our human form they created a robot that has two arms, two eyes, a chest..etc. Why not give it multiple arms or one arm and another multi-role arm...instead of giving it two monodirectional eyes why not omi directional eyes...not saying these guys didnt do a bang up job (looks like) but i suppose that is the difference between government run and private enterprise

  • Skynet has become aware

  • This. is.

    FUCKING AWESOME.

  • Robots will see this in the future.

  • Robonaut 2 is way better

  • amazing

    

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