Navigating in a microgravity environment is a challenge even for trained human astronauts, but it is even more challenging for autonomous robots, limiting their use in places like a space station. Now ...

Recent advancements in AI are transforming how robots operate aboard the International Space Station (ISS). A new study published on the arXiv preprint server explores how AI is improving robot ...

The goal should be a new golden rule linking the search for life elsewhere to the spread of life beyond the bounds of Earth.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Momentus Inc. (MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company offering satellites, satellite components, and in-space transportation and services, announced today that it ...

Space mining tech and robotic prospecting are unlocking extraterrestrial resources, reshaping future energy, manufacturing, ...

Imagine a robot about the size of a toaster floating through the tight corridors of the International Space Station, quietly moving supplies or checking for leaks – all without an astronaut at the ...

Stanford researchers have become the first to demonstrate that machine-learning control can safely guide a robot aboard the ISS, laying the groundwork for more autonomous space missions. Subscribe to ...

A four-legged robot tested under simulated Martian gravity jumps from wall to wall in a new video, demonstrating how future explorers could navigate terrain too challenging for today's rovers.

Remote-controlled robots could one day build giant solar farms in space, according to a recent trial in the UK. The company used two remotely operated robotic arms to assemble a section of the support ...

When asked to recall the earliest movie that defined robots for him, “Alien: Earth” star Timothy Olyphant leapt from Ridley Scott’s universe into an entirely different sector of space. “I certainly ...