Imagine a robot about the size of a toaster floating through the tight corridors of the International Space Station, quietly moving supplies or checking for leaks – all without an astronaut at the controls. Such technology could free up valuable time for ...

The first time you experience weightlessness in space, Tom Marshburn told me, all the noise and pressure of launch suddenly disappear. One moment, the roar of engines shakes every bone in your body; the next, you are floating in perfect silence. “All the ...

The cosmos has long been a canvas for creatives who imagine a future where people live among the stars. Now, humanity stands at a pivotal juncture as the laborious, expensive and high-stakes process of attempting to convert such grand visions into reality ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Momentus Inc. (MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company offering satellites, satellite components, and in-space transportation and services, announced today that it was awarded a contract by NASA to perform a study to fly ...

The gap between what's being promised and what robots are capable of today is growing fast. The post Robots Have a Small Problem: They Completely Suck appeared first on Futurism.

Space mining tech is advancing as robotic systems make asteroid exploration and resource analysis increasingly viable. Autonomous rovers now assess asteroid composition using laser-based spectroscopy, identifying platinum-group metals and water-rich ...

Click here for the complete press kit. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Science Center has reached a major milestone in the development of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, with the installation of the first artifacts ...

Will autonomous androids built by Elon Musk take over Mars, like he’s promised? Not according to a leading robotics expert. In an interview with Forbes, Christian Hubicki, head of the Optimal Robotics Laboratory at Florida State University, predicted ...

Three books push back on a rising tide of optimism about space settlements. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are bitter rivals in the commercial space race, but they agree on one thing: Settling space is an existential imperative. Space is the place. The final ...

Elon Musk addressed what he felt the future may look like during his talk at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.