Are Humanoid Robots The Future Both on Earth and Out in Space?

Amaze Lab

Robots, especially those out in the solar system, are nothing new… after all humanity currently has 3 active robotic rovers on Mars. However, those move around using wheels and the future of space and Earth robotics might soon look more human.

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00:00robots especially those out in the solar system are nothing new after all humanity currently has

00:08three active robotic rovers on mars but those move around using wheels and the future of space and

00:13earth robotics might soon look more well human this is nasa's newest automated astronaut named

00:20valkyrie it stands an imposing six feet two inches tall and weighs 136 pounds and its abilities could

00:26soon rival those of a living human but that's not their eventual goal here's nasa's dextrous robotics

00:31team lead sean azimi to explain any time that we spend with the robot to make preparations for the

00:38crew saves the crew that much time and gives them more time to spend on exploration and discovery

00:45so we're not trying to replace human crews we're really just trying to take the dull dirty and

00:51dangerous work off their plates to allow them to focus on those those higher level activities

00:56in fact valkyrie currently requires a human operator on the ground but it's not just nasa developing

01:01human-like robots many companies are developing their own to fill gaps in the workforce those

01:06companies include the likes of amazon who have begun a pilot program featuring their robot digit

01:11something automation analyst ruben scriven says illustrates the issue of robots taking jobs

01:16like never before a humanoid robot is really job-loss personified

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