Question

Robonaut is a NASA robot designed to be humanoid, which means it is built to look like a person. Which of the following is the latest model of robonaut manufactured by NASA and General Motors?

• A. Robonaut 33
• B. Robonaut 1
• C. Robonaut 2
• D. Dexterous 2

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

• Researchers at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC), in collaboration with General Motors and Oceaneering, have designed a state-of-the-art, highly dexterous, humanoid robot: Robonaut 2 (R2).
• R2 is made up of multiple component technologies and systems viz. vision systems, image recognition systems, sensor integrations, tendon hands, control algorithms, and much more. It is an advancement over Robonaut 1 and was sent to the International Space Station to help astronauts with various tasks.