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Mission / Earth orbit

Robonaut 2

NASA / GM · 2011–2018 · also Robonaut, R2

Humanoid robot developed by NASA and General Motors and tested aboard the ISS from 2011 to 2018.

Official mission page

Papers: 35
Named in: 20 in title · 32 in abstract · 9 in keywords

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Top techniques

Manipulation & Grasping19
HRI & Teleoperation18
Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers5
Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations4
Design, Mechanisms & Hardware4
Surface Mobility & Terramechanics3

Top venues

ICRA4
AIAA SPACE / ASCEND3
IEEE Aerospace2
AIAA SciTech1
Chin. J. Aeronaut.1
Humanoids1

Also mentioned

Astrobee4
Canadarm2, Dextre & Canadarm33
Artemis1
Lunar Gateway1
Hayabusa & Hayabusa21
Mars Sample Return1

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A comprehensive review of tactile sensing technologies in space robotics

Hadi Jahanshahi, Zheng Hong ZhuChin. J. Aeronaut. 2025 17 citedJan 23, 2025

Space × RoboticsORBITAL ROBOTICS PLANETARY ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Astrobee Robonaut 2 Canadarm2, Dextre & Canadarm3

Jan 23, 2025