These configurable bots could launch flat and then be assembled in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, ...

NASA is focusing increasingly on interplanetary missions to faraway places like Mars, and such highly ambitious voyages will require robotic equipment to assist astronauts with a range of tasks. Mori3 ...

Jamie Paik and her team of researchers at EPFL's School of Engineering have created an origami-like robot that can change shape, move around and interact with objects and people. By combining ...

The Legged Exploration of the Aristarchus Plateau (LEAP) mission is a concept study funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) to design a robot to explore some of the most challenging lunar terrains.

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Artificial intelligence has quietly crossed a new threshold in orbit, helping steer a free-flying robot through the tight corridors and crowded workspaces of the International Space Station. Instead ...

Ever wish you could have help completing a task? Maybe you need to move big boxes around or build a piece of furniture in your room. Someday in the near future, a robot might be the answer. It already ...

Exploration Labs' render of Arachne, a spacecraft designed for large debris capture. ExLabs' Autonomous Capture & Acquisition Robot and Space Exploration Research Vehicle are combined in Arachne.

The robot comprises multiple Lego-like modules that can assemble into various configurations. Each module is a functional robot containing a battery, motor, and computer. The design is relatively ...