Robonaut (R2) in Building 14EMI Chamber and R1/EMU photos in Building 32 - Robonaut Lab

JSC2010-E-090735 (10 June 2010) --- Robonaut 2, a dexterous, humanoid astronaut helper, will fly to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery on the STS-133 mission. Although it will initially only participate in operational tests, upgrades could eventually allow the robot to realize its true purpose ? helping spacewalking astronauts with tasks outside the space station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration