Conditions on the Moon will be harsher, but prototype NASA robotic vehicles braved sand storms and unprecedented temperature swings this month on sand dunes near Moses Lake, Washington, to prepare for ...

In a quiet corner of the International Space Station, far from the bustle of experiments and Earth communications, three small robotic cubes drift through the air like hummingbirds in slow motion.

Imagine a robot about the size of a toaster floating through the tight corridors of the International Space Station, quietly moving supplies or checking for leaks – all without an astronaut at the ...

NASA aerospace engineer Tracy Drain has worked with the space agency for more than two decades, including on projects that ...

Orbital Robotics, a space startup founded by Blue Origin veterans, is recruiting partners in its quest to build AI-powered ...

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 ...

How can an AI robot help improve human space exploration? This is what a recent study presented at the 2025 International Conference on Space Robotics hopes to address as a team of researchers ...

AI makes ISS robot navigation 50–60% faster, marking the first in-orbit demonstration of machine-learning-based motion control. The system handles the station’s cluttered, narrow interior, where ...

While aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim controlled robots on a simulated martian landscape in Germany. Credit: European Space Agency (ESA) Footage: ESA/DLR SpaceX can ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is a marvel of human engineering, and not even its projected demise is enough to keep companies interested in space experiments away from it. With six years or so ...

The US Naval Research Laboratory is deploying advanced robots to repair and refuel aging satellites 35,406 kilometres above ...

While aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim controlled robots on a simulated martian landscape in ...