Robonaut 2: About New Legs and Technologies

Abstract

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has now a day introducing the Robots to the space for many useful and to do many dangerous technical faults that cannot done by the humans.TheRobonaut2 which is the dexterous humanoid robot, was designed and introduced by NASA's JSC (Johnson Space Center) in collaboration with General Motors and Oceaneering. The research of the Robonaut 2 that have been started in 1997.And then the research leads to result of R1, human like prototype of a robot that can be mounted on the wheels. And the Space Act Agreement was signed in 2007, for the development of R1.In this paper we discussed about the new legs invention and first movement of R2 in ISS. The technology of the R2 has many benefits and application like Logistics and Distribution, Industrial, Medical and the major work on Hazardous Toxic or Remote Environment. Robonaut 2 is a humanoid with many capabilities allowing it to work side-by-side with humans and on task that would normally not be done by robots.