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Robonaut 2: Hazardous Environments

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Researchers at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in collaboration with General Motors and Oceaneering, have designed a state-of-the-art, highly dexterous, humanoid robot: Robonaut 2 (R2). R2 is made up of multiple systems and sub-components: vision systems, image recognition systems, sensors, control algorithms, and much more. R2's nearly 50 patented and patent-pending technologies have the potential to be game-changers in multiple industries. One of the most promising application for the R2 technologies is in the area of hazardous environments. R2 has the capability to work in remote locations separate from the human controller. R2 can function autonomously or it can be controlled by direct teleoperations. This NASA Technology is available for your company to license and develop into a commercial product. NASA does not manufacture products for commercial sale.