Robots in space

Robots designed for use on other planets and moons. Illustration: GITAI

Epson invests in the startup GITAI that develops space robots

The Japanese start-up GITAI develops space robots for a variety of tasks in space stations and on the moon and Mars
The CIMON robot on the International Space Station. Image: Airbus

Five ways artificial intelligence can help space exploration

The progress in artificial intelligence capabilities has allowed us to advance in all kinds of disciplines and not just those intended for applications on Earth. Here are some ways in which artificial intelligence can help us in space exploration
CAD rendering of a robot assembling a tangle module in space. Additional folded modules are stored in the cargo unit which appears docked to the side of the main body.

A robot will assemble a modular space telescope in orbit

The robot BB-8 in action. Image from the movie "The Force Awakens". Photography: David James

What will happen when robots have feelings?

The STS-133 astronauts meet Robonaut at the Kennedy Launch Center before it is loaded onto Discovery for launch.

The Robonaut is being packed for its launch into space

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Surfers in space: on an interstellar internet

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Kolboinik robot in space

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

I, a robot, a crew member

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Tiny herd robots: the first colonists on Mars?

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Google and NASA are jointly developing an interplanetary Internet

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Scientists from Israel, the USA and Europe are developing a "robotic rat"

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Robots climb the Martian rocks

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Popular Science: NASA's Incubator of Ideas

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A future robot that will jump on Mars

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Please meet: Dexter - the two-armed robot that will save Hubble

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

I, Robot - a thought-provoking book

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Meet the Robonaut

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

RekZ-a tiny cosmological robot

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Hovering robots are getting ready to work in space

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Silicon helpers - on the role of robots in space exploration

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

"Hyperion" will explore planets for months

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Robots will help search for water in the solar system

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A frog-like robot

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A smart robot goes on a test drive in the North Pole

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The handshake of the astronaut apprentice robot

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A robot developed by NASA will assist astronauts in their work