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Carnegie Mellon University and Astrobotic Tech Complete Assembly of Lunar Landing Craft

Carnegie Mellon University and Astrobotic Technology Inc have finished the structural assembly of the lunar landing craft which will deliver the Red Rover robot to the moon in 2014.

16 Jun 2011

White Light Helps in Developing Unmanned Autonomous Airborne Vehicles

Phase Vision, an expert in the measurement of while light, has aided AESIR in developing the latest generation of advanced unmanned autonomous airborne vehicles (UAAVs).

16 Jun 2011

Robotic Gas Station Set for Space

NASA is set to launch a robotic gas station into space along with the last space shuttle. If this unique experiment is successful the way satellites are designed will be changed forever. A satellite usually carries all the fuel it will need for its mission on board and as it is finished the life of the satellite is effectively over.

14 Jun 2011

NASA Contracts Energid Technologies to Create Robotic Proxy Simulation for Space Rovers

Energid Technologies Corp has been contracted by NASA to produce a proxy digital simulation for lunar and planetary rovers. The $600,000 deal with the robotics firm is for two years as per the announcement made by the Cambridge company today.

From Energid Technologies Corporation 8 Jun 2011

Underwater Robot Helps NASA Astronauts Prepare for Simulated Mission

The Extreme Environment Mission Operations project, by NASA was conducted at the Aquarius Underwater Laboratory, situated at a distance of 3.5 miles off Key Largo.

31 May 2011

NASA Develops Spacecraft to Bring Samples from Asteroids

NASA declared that it is currently developing a robotic spacecraft to be sent to an asteroid in 2016. The spacecraft is being developed in an attempt to help scientists understand the evolution of life.

31 May 2011

Robots to Control Solar Energy Supply to Earth

Japanese scientists are working on a project to supply 13,000 TW of solar energy with the help of robots stationed on the moon to receiving stations on the Earth’s surface.

31 May 2011

Endeavour’s Astronauts Use Robotic Arm to Inspect Space Shuttle

NASA space shuttle, Endeavour’s crew members spent one whole day in orbit to evaluate the thermal safety system of the ship.

28 May 2011

IHMC and NASA Team Up to do the Legwork for the Robonaut R2

Currently, the focus is on the state–of-the-art NASA robot, Robonaut R2, whose upper body is orbiting around the Earth in the International Space Station.

25 May 2011