Orbit Robotics' Helios uses tendon-driven arms to move through microgravity and handle cargo. Maintenance alone eats 35% of crew time in orbit.
In microgravity, legs do not do much. Orbit Robotics’ Helios replaces them with four arms built for movement and station work ...
Orbit Robotics, a Swiss company, has unveiled Helios. Nominally a humanoid, at least in general shape, the robot has one large ...
Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts and history-making discoverers, and jetting above the c ...