ROBOT / SPACE RESEARCH HUMANOID ROBOT
Valkyrie (R5)
Valkyrie is NASA's rugged, electric humanoid research platform for degraded human-engineered environments and future remote caretaking tasks on Earth and in space.
MakerNASA Johnson Space Center
Introduced2013
StatusResearch Platform
Field snapshot
| Manufacturer | NASA Johnson Space Center |
|---|---|
| Category | space research humanoid robot |
| Operating classification | Civilian |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 2013 |
| Program status | Research Platform |
Published specifications
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Capabilities and applications
bipedal locomotion
dexterous manipulation
remote operations research