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ROBOT / SPACE HUMANOID ROBOT

Robonaut 2

Humanoid research robot developed to study dexterous tasks and human-robot work in space environments.

MakerNASA and General Motors Introduced2011 StatusRetired
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Field snapshot

ManufacturerNASA and General Motors
Categoryspace humanoid robot
Operating classificationSpace
국가United States
Introduced2011
Program statusRetired

Published specifications

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SpecificationPublished valueBasisAs of / source
Form Factorhumanoid upper-body research robotPrimary SourceObservation date not published
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System Classspace humanoid robotPrimary SourceObservation date not published
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Control Modes['teleoperation', 'supervised task execution']Primary SourceObservation date not published
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Capabilities and applications

dexterous manipulation

teleoperation

human-tool use research

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