A large humanoid robot in a graduation cap holds a 'University of Edinburgh' banner outside a university building, with smaller robots and people in lab coats.
After 10 years of training and improvement at the University of Edinburgh, NASA’s humanoid robot, Valkyrie, has finally celebrated her college graduation and returned to the Johnson Space Center in Texas.Because of this secondary human-support mission, Valkyrie and her two robotic ‘siblings’ were built to generally resemble humans and operate efficiently within a habitat designed for humans. As such, she is 1.8 meters (5’9”) tall, weighs 126 kilograms (275 pounds), and has a generally humanoid shape. Valkyrie is equipped with a unique set of hardware needed to function in extreme environments. This includes Series Elastic Actuators for precise motion and a range of different sensors. According to the research team, these components are “crucial for safe, close human-robot interactions.” Mehr sehen
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