Category: astrobee

NASA’s Astrobee cube robot flies in space for the first time

Post author By Randall
Post date June 23, 2019
Categories In astrobee, gear, international space station, Nasa, robot, Robots, Space, Tech

[ad_1] Future tests will have Bumble perform “increasingly complex” moves to show that it’s ready for service. There’s another robot (Honey) already present on the ISS, while a third robot (Queen) is expected to launch in July. Eventually, NASA wants robots like the Astrobee series to serve as custodians. They’ll perform some of the upkeep […]

NASA’s Astrobee cube robot completes first hardware tests in space

Post author By Randall
Post date May 19, 2019
Categories In astrobee, bumble, cube robot, gear, international space station, iss, kibo, Nasa, robot, Robots, Space, Tech

[ad_1] The robot and one of its companions, Honey, flew to the station on April 17th. When in service, the Astrobee robots will effectively become spaceborne Roombas — they’ll test how well robots can handle day-to-day maintenance and assist the crew. Ideally, future robots will take care of this drudgery so that humans can focus […]