NASA · Humanoid · 2011
First humanoid robot in space. Developed jointly by NASA Johnson Space Center and General Motors. Launched to the ISS on STS-133 in February 2011 initially as a torso-only humanoid restricted to a stanchion. Mobility legs added in 2014 to allow movement inside the station. Returned to Earth in 2018 for repairs after a hardware malfunction; planned to return to ISS.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Humanoid |
| Sub-type | Dexterous Space Humanoid (ISS) |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2011 |
| Origin | USA |
| Also known as | R2, Robonaut 2 |
| Announced | 2007 |
| Released | 2011-02-24 |
| Weight | 150 kg |
| Frame | Aluminum, composites |
| Degrees of freedom | 42 |
| Payload | 9 kg |
| Camera | Stereo vision + 2 infrared |
| Chipset | Multiple PowerPC processors |
| AI model | Vision + image recognition; autonomous set-and-carry-through task execution (no constant supervision); teleoperated by ISS crew or ground controllers |
| Actuator type | Series/torque-sensing joints; tendon-driven dexterous hands; torso-mounted processors ('thinks with its stomach'); two climbing-manipulator legs (added 2014); integrated distributed mechatronics |
| Made in | USA |
