Scientists from the LASSIE project with their quadruped robot at White Sands National Park, New Mexico in August. The quadruped robot was able to scout and train autonomously. The work is part of NASA ...

Elon Musk says he will rocket Optimus bots on Space X's first Starships sent to Mars, but a leading robotics scholar predicts their space odyssey will be short-lived.

A team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is creating and testing a snake-like robot called EELS (Exobiology Extant Life ...

"We have now achieved all the technical requirements for controlling complex robotic missions on Mars — and for a future permanent lunar research station." Two four-legged robots recently explored a ...

NASA has sent five robotic vehicles to Mars. Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance. Look back at the missions. (NASA/AFP via Getty Images) Martian mudstones contain features that ...

"Right now, humanoids aren't reliable enough to be autonomous on Earth, let alone Mars." The post Elon’s Robots Will Quickly Become Dead Husks on Mars, Expert Warns appeared first on Futurism.

Private space company Lunar Outpost developed a software meant to make autonomous systems to work together as a unified ...

NASA is gutting the Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- the storied research center that oversees all the agency's Mars rovers.

Everyone’s favorite ball droid got a tour of the lab, giving us a look at how NASA engineers build robots that can thrive on the dusty surface of other planets. We ...

Bringing samples from Mars back to Earth is one of NASA's most ambitious goals. The plan goes back to the 1970s, with NASA's robotic exploration program, when the first spacecraft landed on the ...

Rocks found on Mars may provide the strongest evidence yet of past life on the Red Planet, but more testing is needed to back up those findings. Until the samples are retrieved by robotic spacecraft ...