Space changes the rules for almost everything, including how a robot should move. On Earth, legs help us stand, balance and walk across a room. In microgravity, those same legs lose much of their ...

How do robots feel in space? This is both a practical and possibly an existential question. Still, today, we'll focus on the practical side by looking at a review paper from Hadi Jahanshahi and Zheng ...

The NASA Swift space observatory is in danger of falling from space after 22 years, but a rescue mission with the help of a robot is set to launch on June 30. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz talks with ...

China is preparing to send a humanoid robot into orbit, positioning a private startup at the center of a new race to put artificial intelligence to work in space. Chinese firm Engine AI says its ...

AI makes ISS robot navigation 50–60% faster, marking the first in-orbit demonstration of machine-learning-based motion control. The system handles the station’s cluttered, narrow interior, where ...

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. Imagine a ...