Autonomous free-flying robots aboard the International Space Station (ISS) frequently lose their bearings. Without gravity to distinguish up from down, even precision sensors suffer from accumulating ...

When NASA’s free-flying helpers on the International Space Station drifted into trouble, the solution did not come from a new ...

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Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is doomed to fail. Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is ...

Navigating in a microgravity environment is a challenge even for trained human astronauts, but it is even more challenging for autonomous robots, limiting their use in places like a space station. Now ...

Investment firms have put over $100 million into developing risky technologies that could cool the planet with unknown side ...

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A quiet economic subsector is emerging around humanoid robots, and it's already experiencing a variety of cybersecurity challenges. Joseph Rooke, director of risk insights at Recorded Future's Insikt ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is due to retire soon, plunging into the South Pacific Ocean after being dragged down ...

"We have stuck to a plan that does not make sense." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Former NASA administrator Michael Griffin ...