NASA has unveiled how its moon mining robot or In-Situ Resource Utilization Pilot Excavator (IPEx) will work on the lunar ...

For centuries, we have been gazing into space with fascination, dreaming of travelling to distant planets. To make these plans a reality, NASA is working on a project that could facilitate our journey ...

Not to be mistaken for a spaghetti-legged member of Daft Punk, NASA's Robonaut 2 was actually the first humanoid robot ever sent to space. Clip: And are you sure this guy isn't related to Hal?

Sixteen robots wowed audiences at the Spring Festival Gala, flawlessly performing the Yangge dance with human dancers in ...

"For serious space exploration, I much prefer robotics," he says. "[They] go much further and do more things." Image source, NASA Image caption, US astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the surface of ...

“People might ask, why is NASA developing an underwater robot for space exploration?” says Ethan Schaller, project leader at NASA’s JPL, explaining the motivation behind SWIM. “Because ...

Swooping through the atmosphere, Nasa's Parker Solar Probe was on a mission to discover more about the Sun ... Some scientists question whether human astronauts are going to be needed at all. "Robots ...

Nasa's Valkyrie robot was built by the Johnson Space Center to compete in a 2013 robotics challenge trial. Weighing 300lb and standing at 6ft2in, it looks not unlike a Star Wars Stormtrooper, but it ...