There seems to be a trend in the robotics world to make industrial robots shaped like dogs. That's probably because four-legged robots can be more adaptable than bipedal ones, traversing difficult ...

NASA’s R5 – or Valkyrie – was designed and built by the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Engineering Directorate to compete in the 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Trials. The humanoid robot was designed ...

Valkyrie, a humanoid robot that was previously trained to assist NASA with Mars mission preparations, will soon return to the United States after spending nearly ten years in Edinburgh working with ...

NASA's Johnson Space Center has finally unveiled Valkyrie, its "superhero robot" entry to the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Trials, which take place on December 20 in Florida. Valkyrie will compete ...

While humanoid robots were once viewed as cute-but-not essential machines, Valkyrie may change that view when she steps aboard a NASA space mission. Named after a Norse mythological woman who guides ...

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter The robot, named Valkyrie, is 1.8 metres tall ...

NASA's humanoid robot Valkyrie undergoes rigorous testing at Houston's Johnson Space Center, taking space exploration to another level. Valkyrie, at 188 cm tall and 136 kg, is designed to maneuver ...