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Meet two of NASA’s humanoid robots (opens in a new tab)
Get to know Robonaut 2 and Valkyrie in this look inside NASA’s robot lab.
Photo: NASARead at NASA (opens in a new tab)
Watch how the Atlas robot is made (opens in a new tab)
Go behind the scenes with Boston Dynamics as it builds Atlas.
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A good demo is a starting point.
Before picturing a robot in your home, here's what to ask next.
- What can it help with, and what still needs a person?
- Can you buy or use it where you live?
- What do we know about cost, privacy and use around the family?
These are questions to investigate, not a claim that the robots shown are suitable for a household.
Source-story dates are the original source dates where verified. NASA imagery is factual news material, not an endorsement. AI assists our research and drafting. How we work.
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