What’s the difference between deep space and the deep sea? For a robot, the answer is: not much. Both environments are harsh and demanding, and, more importantly, both are far removed from the machine ...

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) today awarded a four-year contract worth $116 million to MacDonald Dettwiler Space and Advanced Robotics (MD Robotics) of Brampton, Ontario, to provide ongoing ...

The future of space exploration is upon us, characterized by groundbreaking innovations, interstellar aspirations, and collaborative efforts that push the boundaries of human imagination. With the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The video, which Pettit posted Monday (Nov. 25) on X, formerly Twitter, shows hours of science ...

It would have sounded quite improbable only a few years ago that a humanoid robot could fluently move from making coffee in a ...

Remote-controlled robots could one day build giant solar farms in space, according to a recent trial in the UK. The company used two remotely operated robotic arms to assemble a section of the support ...

Space mining tech and robotic prospecting are unlocking extraterrestrial resources, reshaping future energy, manufacturing, ...

Autonomous free-flying robots aboard the International Space Station (ISS) frequently lose their bearings. Without gravity to distinguish up from down, even precision sensors suffer from accumulating ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—Space robotics startup Gitai has established a defense subsidiary aimed at winning contracts as a prime contractor from the U.S. Defense Department and NASA. Gitai was started in ...

5-23-16 update: Cyclone Space Mining was so close to big mining runs at NASA’s annual robotics competition. But, a broken frame disabled one of the team’s two robots during the team’s first run. Then, ...

Canada's famous robotic space arm just made a cameo on the silver screen. The iconic Canadarm briefly appears in the new film "Deadpool & Wolverine" — but not in space as you might expect. Instead, ...