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NASA team develops humanoid robots to assist astronauts

Original: 🤖 NEW: # NASA ’s Dexterous # Robotics Team at Johnson Space Center develops # humanoid robots to assist # astronaut crew

NASA's Dexterous Robotics Team at Johnson Space Center is developing humanoid robots to help astronaut crews on Moon and Mars missions. Building on 15 years of work with the Valkyrie and Robonaut 2 robots, engineers are testing the machines for tasks such as transporting equipment and operating hatches, freeing astronauts to focus on exploration work.

Why now: Interest in NASA's robotics work is growing as the agency prepares for upcoming Moon and Mars missions.

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• 🤖 NEW: # NASA ’s Dexterous # Robotics Team at Johnson Space Center develops # humanoid robots to assist # astronaut crews on # moon and # Mars missions. Building on 15 years of work with # Valkyrie and # Robonaut 2, engineers test machines for equipment transport, hatch… · tksst@fediscience.org · 1

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