The recent shuttle launch has a strange passenger: a 330-pound humanoid robot called Robonaut 2, or R2 for short. It's the first humanoid robot to be sent into space, and it may eventually be bound for the moon.
R2 is designed to help astronauts perform tedious and dangerous missions.
It's designed so that it will eventually be able to vacuum air filters, do space walks, flip switches, and go into dangerous toxic environments.
The robot has no legs, and is hence only 3 feet four inches tall. It is designed for a one-way mission, never to come back.
That's the advantage of robots" they are cheap, need no life support, and don't need a return ticket.
The only drawback is that R2 is incapable of real human thought.
It has no consciousness, and can barely recognize simple objects in its environment.
It is a far cry from the humanoid robots of science fiction.
The recent shuttle launch has a strange passenger: a 330-pound humanoid robot called Robonaut 2, or R2 for short. It's the first humanoid robot to be sent into space, and it may eventually be bound for the moon.R2 is designed to help astronauts perform tedious and dangerous missions. It's designed so that it will eventually be able to vacuum air filters, do space walks, flip switches, and go into dangerous toxic environments.The robot has no legs, and is hence only 3 feet four inches tall. It is designed for a one-way mission, never to come back. That's the advantage of robots" they are cheap, need no life support, and don't need a return ticket.The only drawback is that R2 is incapable of real human thought. It has no consciousness, and can barely recognize simple objects in its environment. It is a far cry from the humanoid robots of science fiction.
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