It weighs 150 kilograms , is humanoid and is called Robonaut -2 (R -2 for friends). This android will be launched into space will soon be the new partner of the crew of the International Space Station.
Its launch is expected by September this year aboard the space shuttle Discovery as a part of the mission STS -133 will become a permanent part of the space station.
Its developers , engineers and scientists NASA and General Motors ensure that:
These cutting-edge robots represent great promise not only for NASA but for the whole country. I am very happy about the new opportunities that will provide the robot with human and robotic exploration, thanks to the wide range of operations that can bring.
Robonaut 2 could replace the current version built 10 years ago by the Johnson Space Center NASA Projects Agency and the Defense Advanced Research .
The NASA was associated with General Motors to build this android designed to manufacturing automation car, Which can use their hands to do the job beyond the reach of conventional robots. And is that R-2 can lift up to 10 kilos each arm, almost four times more than other humanoid robots. It has light hands and opposable thumbs, so you can use tools commonly used by human hands.
Mechanical Joints Robonaut 2 are designed to emulate the movements of man, and also has a series of cameras and sensors in its head that allow direct control over long distances.
Look and Look at the video and how to move the hand and fingers. It’s scary .
