NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is putting the final touches on an extraordinary exploration tool. The Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS), a 4.4-meter-long robotic snake, represents a ...

Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is developing an exobiology extant life surveyor (EELS). It was conceived to explore diverse terrains and ultimately search for evidence of life. It was tested in ...

NASA is testing new robot grippers that could one day remove space debris and help repair satellites in Earth’s orbit. On ...

Part Transformer, part Star Wars stormtrooper and with hands that look like they can crush beer cans, at 1.8 metres tall and weighing 120 kilograms, NASA’s Valkyrie robot is an intimidating figure.

A robot that imitates the flexibility of a snake could be used in cancer surgery within 10 years, experts say. The remote-controlled robot, called COBRA, has previously been used in jet ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA originally developed the Robo-glove to help astronauts make repairs to the International Space Station without getting tired. Now, they’re using it on the ...

The department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University have developed a snake-like robot that is able to to squeeze through tight gaps which could prove to be invaluable in search and ...