United States · sources checked 2026-08-15
NASA and General Motors developed Robonaut 2 as a dexterous humanoid assistant for work alongside astronauts.
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Government research platform
Not commercially available · Government research platform
| Category | Space humanoid |
|---|---|
| Commercial status | Historical research platform |
| Availability | Not commercially available |
| Release year | 2010 |
| Height | Not disclosed |
| Weight | Not disclosed |
| Degrees of freedom | Not disclosed |
| Target markets | Space, Research |
| Use cases | Space operations, dexterous manipulation and astronaut-assistance research |
Government research platform
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| Field | NASA Robonaut 2 | NASA Valkyrie R5 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | Not disclosed in the retained sources | 188 cm |
| Mass | Not disclosed in the retained sources | 136 kg |
| Recorded degrees of freedom | Not disclosed in the retained sources | 44 |
| Source date in record | 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-15 |
| Product source | NASA Robonaut 2 documentation | NASA Valkyrie R5 documentation |
Dimensions do not measure task success. Joint counts may cover different configurations or include different hand mechanisms. Confirm each configuration in its linked documentation before comparing control access.
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NASA Robonaut 2
https://www.nasa.gov/robonaut2/
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NASA Johnson Space Center
https://www.nasa.gov/johnson/
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