NASA expands the use of its Astrobee robots on the International Space Station to test new technologies and automate tasks in orbit.

Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station tested an "intelligent flight robot," checked on a fruit fly experiment and more. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (C

In what’s being billed as the first conversation of its kind, the world’s first humanoid robot astronaut had a chat with the Japanese commander of the International Space Station. “Santa Claus will come to space,” Kirobo — the 13-inch android ...

When they needed a helping hand in orbit, astronauts could count on NASA’s reliable Robonaut. Diane Tedeschi Robonaut 1A was a test unit in the robotics lab at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Smithsonian/Mark Avino Astronauts and cosmonauts ...

On her first visit to orbit, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has just introduced herself to three robots stationed aboard the International Space Station (ISS). “We hit the ground running (or floating??) here on the space station,” Ayers, who arrived at ...

Local university students reach for the stars, harness the power of the sun and build lunar robots. Local universities are reaching for the stars! This month, we learn about Major Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr, a Bradley alumnus and the first black astronaut.

Spacewalking astronauts gave a hand to the International Space Station’s big robot arm Tuesday. As the federal government geared back up 250 miles below, NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle successfully installed the new mechanical gripper.

Spacewalking astronauts gave a hand to the International Space Station's big robot arm Tuesday. As the federal government geared back up 250 miles below, NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle floated outdoors to install the new mechanical gripper.