A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a lunar lander from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday ... including a tiny "hopper" robot, three separate rovers — and a drill. The drill was designed ...

China's first space mining robot has been developed by the China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT). It not only adapts to the microgravity conditions of space but also navigates the ...

They're looking at a vaguely human-like figure as it scuttles around the outside of the station, suitless in the vacuum of space. The humanoid robot is spacewalking to perform routine maintenance ...

NANJING -- A team of Chinese scientists has created a six-legged "space mining robot" inspired by insects, which could be used for prospecting and mining on the moon or asteroids in the future.

Not to be mistaken for a spaghetti-legged member of Daft Punk, NASA's Robonaut 2 was actually the first humanoid robot ever sent to space. Clip: And are you sure this guy isn't related to Hal?

"From developing small robots that could swim through the oceans of other worlds to growing space habitats from fungi, this program continues to change the possible." NASA has awarded funds to 15 ...