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Robocosmonaut From Nasa & GM

The world’s first robotic cosmonaut has been unveiled by NASA and GM.  Would that be called a robocosmonaut?
Wow, NASA ok, but GM and cutting edge technology?  Sorry, when I think of GM all I can think of is clunkers.
All that aside, this robot looks impressive.  The robot is ambidextrous and can lift up to 20 [...]

NASA Lunar Robot Competition

NASA has unveiled another robotic competition called the inaugural Lunabotics Mining Competition.  This time registration is limited to 30 teams from a college or university and they already have 24 teams signed up. Hurry up and enter already as the entry deadline is Feb 28, 2010.
Last year NASA had The Regolith Excavation Challenge. This challenge [...]

Swarm SPHERES In Space

MIT and NASA have sent a bunch of robotic spheres to the space station for a test. The small robots use thrusters with compressed air to maneuver along with sensors and a wireless connection to tell them where they are.
Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) are bowling-ball sized spherical satellites. They will be [...]

Moon Diggers

Astrobotic Technology, with some help from the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon, has created a robot to compete in the The NASA Regolith Excavation Challenge.  The challenge will award $500,00 for the robot that can dump the most simulated moon dirt in 30 minutes.
Led by Dr. William “Red” Whittaker,  Astrobotics main focus is still developing [...]

NASA Sending Airplaine To Mars

NASA is going to send a UAV or unmanned aerial vehicle called ARES (Aerial Regional-scale Environmental Survey of Mars) to Mars.
The rocket propelled airplane will have a 6.5 meter wingspan and will be folded into a an aeroshell for the journey to Mars via rocket.
Once in the Mars atmosphere the bottom of the aeroshell will [...]