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The very first human-robot handshake in space took place recently aboard the International Space Station. The very first human-robot handshake in space took place recently aboard the International ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts and robots have united in space with a healthy handshake. The commander of the International Space Station, Daniel Burbank, shook hands Wednesday with Robonaut. It’s ...

Pick your science fiction source of inspiration -- Star Wars, The Jetsons, Power Rangers -- and you might see it embodied in shuttle Discovery's seventh crew member. Robonaut 2 greeted reporters at ...

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. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

NASA is training a humanoid space robot to pull double duty as an emergency doctor in space — a surrogate physician that could one day be controlled by experts on Earth to help sick or injured ...

Robonaut 2, nicknamed R2, shakes hands with NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, Expedition 30 commander, in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. This event made history with the first ...

NASA's robot butler for astronauts, Robonaut 2, may still be waiting for its legs to be delivered to the International Space Station, but you can see how the humanoid automaton may dance in ...