NASA’s Valkyrie humanoid robot is headed to Australia from its home at Johnson Space Center in Houston. It will be used by NASA in collaboration with Woodside Energy to help develop remote mobile dexterous manipulation capabilities to accommodate remote care-taking of uncrewed and offshore energy facilities.
By having Valkyrie operate at Woodside’s facilities, NASA engineers will be able to better understand and design robots for use in hazardous conditions, such as those found on the Moon at the long-term worksites as well as habitats on future Artemis missions. These remotely operated robots on the lunar surface could allow Earth-based operators to perform important tasks, even when astronauts are not physically present.
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We are pleased to be starting the next phase of development and testing of advanced robotic systems that have the potential to positively impact life on Earth by allowing safer operations in hazardous environments. These demonstrations will evaluate the current potential of advanced robots to extend the reach of humans and help humanity explore and work safely anywhere,” said Shaun Azimi, lead of the dexterous robotics team at NASA Johnson.
