Robonaut 2, the humanoid working robot that's been under development with NASA and General Motors, is finally ready to show its stuff in outer space, GM announced Wednesday.
The Robonaut 2, aka R2, will take up residence at the International Space Station, with a voyage to its new home planned for this September as part of the STS-133 mission on the space shuttle Discovery.
The Canadian Space Agency already has a humanoid robot residing at the International Space Station for spacewalk. Like the R2, it also has two long arms for completing tasks otherwise done by astronauts. Its primary coverage is the exterior of the space station. The R2, in contrast, will be covering the Destiny laboratory, one of the five U.S.-named modules attached to the International Space Station. The robot will be tested for how well it fares with vibrations, zero gravity, radiation exposure, and electromagnetic interference.
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