Robots may one day replace astronauts in space missions.
By Sreejith Vallikunnu
Have you ever imagined a dance with a robot? Those days are not far away.
NASA released a video on Thursday that shows its robot, R5 Valkyrie, dancing to techno music. The humanoid robot can be seen walking, running, balancing and waving its arms and legs.
The Valkyrie robot is 6 feet tall, weighs 290 pounds and has a human-like appearance.
According to NASA, Valkyrie R5 could be used in future NASA missions either as precursor robots performing mission tasks before humans arrive or as human-assistive robots actively collaborating with the human crew.
R5 initially was designed to complete disaster-relief efforts. However, its main goal is to prove itself worthy of even trickier terrain – deep space exploration.
NASA also stated that humanoid robots can help or even take the place of astronauts working in extreme space environments. NASA has plans to send humanoid robots to Mars and even into deeper space locations.